ilovejungkook 's review for:

Ghosts by Henrik Ibsen

4.0

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I chose to read "Ghosts" because I wanted to read more of Henrik Ibsen’s work. I had just recently read his other play, "A Doll’s House." I took a liking to his writing because it was written in simple language and there were very few instances in which it was mandatory to look up the definition of a word. What I liked about the play was all the drama that occurred. There was major drama throughout the play, but my favorite storyline was the one that revolved around Oswald, the son of the main protagonist. His love life was very interesting and rather scandalous due to the fact that he was interested in his half-sister, which he did not know early on in the play. Besides his love life, his relationship with his mother was very sad. In part three, Oswald tells his mother directly that he cannot be grateful to her. I do understand where his thoughts on his mother come from. He did not grow up with his parents which therefore leads to why he has no connection to either of them. Also, he had more of a reason to not like his mother because she kept secret the truth of his father’s identity. I would recommend "Ghosts" to those who want to read plays as well as someone who is interested in drama.