The Wild Duck, Henrik Ibsen
The Wild Duck, Henrik Ibsen
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The Wild Duck
Full Cast Drama

Author: Henrik Ibsen

Narrator: Geoffrey Giuliano, The Bell

Unabridged: 3 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/18/2024

Categories: Fiction


Synopsis

In Henrik Ibsen's "The Wild Duck," readers are plunged into a world of tangled relationships, hidden truths, and moral reckoning. Set against the backdrop of a Norwegian household, the play follows the Ekdal family as they grapple with the consequences of a long-buried secret. When Gregers Werle, an idealistic and meddling friend, returns to town and exposes the truth behind the Ekdal family's veneer of domestic bliss, he sets off a chain of events that ultimately leads to tragedy. As the layers of deception are peeled away, the characters are forced to confront the harsh realities of their lives and the impact of their actions on those around them.
Through Ibsen's incisive dialogue and intricate characterizations, "The Wild Duck" explores themes of illusion, reality, and the destructive power of idealism. As the play unfolds, readers are drawn into a world where truth is elusive, and the pursuit of purity and righteousness leads only to chaos and despair. With its complex moral dilemmas and haunting portrayal of human frailty, "The Wild Duck" stands as a timeless masterpiece of psychological drama, challenging audiences to confront the darker aspects of human nature and the complexities of moral ambiguity.

About Henrik Ibsen

Henrik Ibsen (1828–1906) was a major nineteenth-century Norwegian playwright, theater director, and poet. He is often referred to as “the father of prose drama” and is one of the founders of modernism in the theater. His major works include Brand, Peer Gynt, An Enemy of the People, Emperor and Galilean, A Doll’s House, Ghosts, The Wild Duck, and The Master Builder. Several of his plays were considered scandalous to many of his era, when European theater was required to model strict mores of family life and propriety. Ibsen’s work examined the realities that lay behind many façades, revealing much that was disquieting to many contemporaries. It utilized a critical eye and free inquiry into the conditions of life and issues of morality.


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