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The Lady from the Sea

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First published: 1888
Pages: 117

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Act 1
38:58
Act 2
28:39
Act 3
26:27
Act 4
34:04
Act 5
34:17

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Ellida Wangel married a kind country doctor, but she has never shaken the pull of the open water where she grew up, nor the memory of a sailor who once bound himself to her and then vanished. When that stranger returns to claim her, she is caught between the safe life she has and the wild freedom he seems to offer. Ibsen, writing in 1888, turns what could have been a simple love triangle into a question about choice itself, since Ellida can only decide honestly once her husband stops holding her and lets her go. Gentler than his darkest work, the play still cuts to the heart of marriage, longing, and what it means to be free. Free to download as a PDF or EPUB.

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Henrik Ibsen

Henrik Johan Ibsen was a Norwegian playwright. He is considered one of the world's pre-eminent writers of the 19th century and is often referred to as "the father of modern drama". He pioneered theatrical realism but also wrote lyrical epic works.