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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
We heard this in a staged reading at OSF. I was interested in it because the ending is unlike endings of the 3 other of his plays I've read. I'm not sure that I love this play, but there are some great characters.
I liked this play very much, but there were a few awkward moments and contrived conversations. The ending was excellent and unexpected.
Lyngstrand: I think that marriage must be considered rather like a kind of miracle. The way a woman gradually comes to be more and more like her husband.
Bolette: Shares his interests, you mean?
L: Exactly!
B: Ah, but what about his abilities? And his talent? And skills? ...And the things a man acquires by reading and study—perhaps you think they too somehow pass over to his wife?
L: Yes, that too. Little by little. By a kind of miracle. Though I know this only happens in a marriage built on love and faith and genuine happiness.
B: Has it never occurred to you that a man might also be drawn closer to his wife somehow? Grow more like her, I mean.
L: A man? No, I never thought that.
B: But if the one, why not the other? —Act IV, pg 58
As in "A Doll's House," I enjoy the way Ibsen tackles feminist themes of women's will and freedom.
Bolette: Shares his interests, you mean?
L: Exactly!
B: Ah, but what about his abilities? And his talent? And skills? ...And the things a man acquires by reading and study—perhaps you think they too somehow pass over to his wife?
L: Yes, that too. Little by little. By a kind of miracle. Though I know this only happens in a marriage built on love and faith and genuine happiness.
B: Has it never occurred to you that a man might also be drawn closer to his wife somehow? Grow more like her, I mean.
L: A man? No, I never thought that.
B: But if the one, why not the other? —Act IV, pg 58
As in "A Doll's House," I enjoy the way Ibsen tackles feminist themes of women's will and freedom.
Dette var et helt ok Ibsen-Drama, som hverken utmerker seg i den ene eller andre retningen. Jeg liker godt at Ibsen her beveger seg mot det modernistiske landskapet i tematiseringen av det indre sjelelivet, noe som er ganske godt gjort i form av et ærverdig drama. Også ekteskapets psykologiske aspekter kommer tydeligere frem her enn i hans tidligere verker. Symbolikken, typene og oppbyggingen ligner hans andre drama, men jeg savner fler lag i fortellingen (som er en av grunnene til at jeg liker Ibsen så godt!!) spennende og uventet slutt!
Sammenlignet med hans andre verker nådde ikke dette helt opp for meg, me sammenlignet med veldig mye annen litteratur var dette fantastisk.
Alt i alt et midt på treet Ibsen-drama. 3,5⭐️
Sammenlignet med hans andre verker nådde ikke dette helt opp for meg, me sammenlignet med veldig mye annen litteratur var dette fantastisk.
Alt i alt et midt på treet Ibsen-drama. 3,5⭐️
challenging
mysterious
fast-paced
4.5 Stars.
I really enjoyed this one, and would love to see a production of it some day! Great characters, some interesting intrigue and also tackles and interesting question about. Would reread this one for sure.
I really enjoyed this one, and would love to see a production of it some day! Great characters, some interesting intrigue and also tackles and interesting question about
Spoiler
self driven decisions vs not having options
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
The ending felt like a bit of a cheat but it was a decent story nonetheless. The teacher / former student relationship was a bit uncomfortable for someone of modern sensibilities though.
Litt uventa element i eit Ibsen-stykke - comic relief og til og med ein revolver. Nokon sentrale element her verkar litt... usannsynleg eventyraktige. Men han kunne sine saker denne Ibsen, det kunne han jo.
No soy muy amante del teatro, pero ha sido una lectura ligera y agradable, y se la recomiendo a cualquiera que le interese un mínimo el género