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A review by casspro
Four Great Plays by Henrik Ibsen by Henrik Ibsen
3.0
I don't know how I made it through 4 years of undergrad in a theatre program without ever having to read "A Doll's House." I'd always heard the reference to the most shocking exit in modern playwrighting, but I can now place it in its true context. Nora is a bit cloying, what with her whole performing squirrell routine, but she's got cajones.
I orginially got this collection for an acting class. I was assigned the scene in "An Enemy of the People" when Petra stands up to Hovstad about the book he needs translating and ultimately shames him for failing to stand behind a cause. It's a great political play with some feisty characters. An unexpected find.
"The Wild Duck" is my least favorite. A family of photographers are keeping a wild duck in their attic, which is I'm sure is another bird-in-a-cage metaphor. The pace is very slow compared to the other plays in the collection. But, three out of four ain't bad.
I orginially got this collection for an acting class. I was assigned the scene in "An Enemy of the People" when Petra stands up to Hovstad about the book he needs translating and ultimately shames him for failing to stand behind a cause. It's a great political play with some feisty characters. An unexpected find.
"The Wild Duck" is my least favorite. A family of photographers are keeping a wild duck in their attic, which is I'm sure is another bird-in-a-cage metaphor. The pace is very slow compared to the other plays in the collection. But, three out of four ain't bad.