Peer Gynt (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Henrik Ibsen
- First Published: 1867
- Type of Work: Drama
- Type of Plot: Satire
- Time of Work: Mid-nineteenth century
- Setting: Norway
- Principal Characters: Peer Gynt, Ase, Solveig, The Great Boyg, The Button Moulder
- Genres: Satire, Drama, Folklore, Fantasy, Fairy tale
- Subjects: Folkloric or magical people, Nineteenth century, Marriage, Sin or Original sin, Farms, farmers, or farming, Hell, Weddings, Monsters, Braggarts, Norway or Norwegians
- Locales: Norway
The Story:
Peer Gynt, a young Norwegian farmer with a penchant for laziness and bragging, idled away his hours in brawling and dreaming. Upbraided by his mother, Ase, for his willingness to waste his time, he answered that she was perfectly right. She ridiculed him further by pointing out that had he been an honest farmer, Hegstad’s daughter would have had him, and he would have been a happy bridegroom. He told her that he intended to break the marriage of Hegstad’s daughter, a wedding planned for that night. When his mother protested, he seized her in his arms and set her...
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