The Lady from the Sea (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Henrik Ibsen
- First Published: 1888
- Type of Work: Drama
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: Nineteenth century
- Setting: A small town in northern Norway
- Principal Characters: Doctor Wangel, Ellida, Boletta, Hilda, Arnholm, Lyngstrand, A Stranger
- Genres: Drama, Psychological drama
- Subjects: Nineteenth century, Marriage, Doctors, Emotions, Mental illness, Sailing or sailors, Norway or Norwegians
- Locales: Norway
The Story:
There was no real affection between Ellida Wangel and her two stepdaughters, Boletta and Hilda. She had married their father, Doctor Wangel, several years before, soon after the death of his first wife and after meeting him in the seacoast town that was her home, which she loved because it was near the sea. In fact, the sea had always dominated her whole life, and she felt stifled in her new home, which was surrounded by mountains.
Arnholm, Boletta’s former tutor, paid a visit to the Wangel home. He had known and loved Ellida before her marriage to Doctor...
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