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msand3's review against another edition
3.0
My least-favorite of Ibsen’s later prose dramas, John Gabriel Borkman is about a disgraced financier punished for embezzlement and living an isolated existence. His life is defined by people he has used for personal gain -- a woman who once loved him whom he ignored for money; her twin sister, whom he married for convenience; his son, onto whom he projects a future based on the failed life he has lived. The final scene is too overwrought and obviously symbolic to have made much of a lasting impact on me. I thought this drama was a quite standard, and thus disappointing, work from Ibsen.
stanleysbird's review against another edition
Ibsen's second to last play felt rushed and desperately executed. All the characters in this play are exasperated and pulled every which way due to the consequences of one man's actions. I think the symbolism and parallels to Ibsen's own life are interesting. However, I don't think this was in any way close to his best work.
lnatal's review against another edition
3.0
From BBC Radio 4 - Drama:
Henrik Ibsen's rarely-performed but all-too-pertinent play about the dangerous pursuit of power. A new production from a version by David Eldridge.
Henrik Ibsen's rarely-performed but all-too-pertinent play about the dangerous pursuit of power. A new production from a version by David Eldridge.