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

The Master Builder

by Henrik Ibsen

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How would you stage the final scene of the play? Think about how you would depict Solness ascending and then plummeting from the tower. How would you guide Hilda's actions in this scene?

Read Ibsen’s A Doll House and compare its theme of power to that of The Master Builder.

Research the causes and effects of an excessive sense of ambition. What type of counseling could Solness have received that might have altered his behavior?

Examine the class structure of Norwegian society at the close of the previous century. How challenging was it for individuals from lower classes to achieve financial success?

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