Illustration of Harvard Solness perched at the top of a high church tower

The Master Builder

by Henrik Ibsen

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The Master Builder

In "The Master Builder," Ibsen employs symbols to explore themes of ambition, insecurity, and self-destruction. Solness's fear of heights symbolizes his fear of being surpassed by the younger...

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