Peer Gynt Questions and Answers
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Why and how does Ase die in Ibsen's "Peer Gynt"?
Having run off with the bride, Ingrid, Peer has incurred a heavy fine from the villagers. Because he is in hiding, it is his mother Ase who must pay this fine. She does so, but it leaves her with...
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Why did Henrik Ibsen write Peer Gynt? themes of Peer Gynt
It seems he mainly wrote it in order to explore Scandinavian myths of old, and to create a beautiful fantasy to be read. From the eNotes introduction: Henrik Ibsen wrote Peer Gynt in 1867. He...
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How is Peer Gynt a Hero? What's his hero's journey? What is his call to adventure (part of the monomyth)?
Peer's Call to Adventure might be seen as his first anti-social act that initiates his journey: the stealing of the bride. With this impulsive act, he essentially "burns his bridges" and starts the...
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What is the importance of the forest as a space in Peer Gynt?
Peer Gynt is a five-act play by Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen. To understand the importance of the forest, you must understand the 19th century shift in the arts, from the Romantic movement to...
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How did music become connected to Peer Gynt? For example "In the Hall of the Mountain King"
Here is a little more information on how the music became connected to Ibsen's play:"The Peer Gynt Suite was first composed by famed Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) in the year...