Thursday, November 22, 2007
The Wild Duck
Henrik Ibsen
1884
This is a play about a social and family values in late 1800's Norway.
There is a lot in this play. A completely deluded family led by a foolish and unrealistic father live an existence that can not be sustained due to their disconnection from reality. Greggers, an old friend, arrives and tried to set things right by revealing all the family secrets being motivated by the belief that having everything out in the open is the healthiest way for a family to function. Greggers is an idiot, his idea is a dumb one and it results in the destruction of the family. All the characters have serious moral flaws, their selfish and misguided. The play itself is so rich and developed that even the minorest of characters is revealed as deep, complex, and as always, screwed up. It was a joy to read, and would be even better to see live.
Henrik Ibsen
1884
This is a play about a social and family values in late 1800's Norway.
There is a lot in this play. A completely deluded family led by a foolish and unrealistic father live an existence that can not be sustained due to their disconnection from reality. Greggers, an old friend, arrives and tried to set things right by revealing all the family secrets being motivated by the belief that having everything out in the open is the healthiest way for a family to function. Greggers is an idiot, his idea is a dumb one and it results in the destruction of the family. All the characters have serious moral flaws, their selfish and misguided. The play itself is so rich and developed that even the minorest of characters is revealed as deep, complex, and as always, screwed up. It was a joy to read, and would be even better to see live.
# posted by mz @ 5:27 PM 
