The Wild Duck (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Henrik Ibsen
- First Published: 1884
- Type of Work: Drama
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: Nineteenth century
- Setting: Norway
- Principal Characters: Werle, Gregers Werle, Old Ekdal, Hjalmar Ekdal, Gina Ekdal, Hedvig, Relling
- Genres: Social realism, Drama
- Subjects: Suicide, Nineteenth century, Blindness or blind persons, Illegitimacy, Hunting or hunters, Wealth, Norway or Norwegians
- Locales: Norway
The Story:
Gregers Werle, the son of a rich industrialist and a sensitive, high-minded mother, had early in life developed a loathing for the unscrupulous means his father had used to amass his fortune. After his mother’s death, young Werle left his father’s house for a time, but he eventually returned. His father, hoping to persuade his son to accept a partnership in the business, gave a large dinner party to which Gregers invited a thirteenth guest, his old school friend, Hjalmar Ekdal. This act displeased his father very much because Hjalmar did not belong in the...
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