Ghosts

Ghosts

A Domestic Tragedy in Three Acts

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Step into the world of Henrik Ibsen's 'Ghosts', a scathing commentary on 19th-century morality that immediately generated strong controversy and negative criticism due to its taboo subject matter. Follow the story of Helen Alving, a woman haunted by the memory of her late husband's infidelity and desperate to protect her son from scandal. As she dedicates an orphanage in his memory, she uncovers a series of dark secrets that threaten to destroy everything she holds dear, from the revelation that her son suffers from syphilis inherited from his father to the shocking truth about her maid Regina Engstrand's true identity. With themes of religion, venereal disease, incest, and euthanasia, 'Ghosts' is a masterpiece of modern tragedy that strikes off in a new direction, exploring the consequences of not breaking the moral code.

Author.Henrik Ibsen

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English

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