Deceit, Family, and Justice in Ibsen’s Ghosts

Abstract

The aim of this article is to focus on Henrik Ibsen’s famous play, Ghosts. I would say that Henrik Ibsen is one of the most powerful authors of the modern drama and his plays are the most interesting and incredible ones as far as the modern drama is concerned. But the important question is what the play can show us about contemporary individuals, morality, and social reality. This article has variety answers to this question and many other questions about the play. I try to consider the major themes which are related with the intrinsic elements of the play and tackle them through a discussion of the general aspects of the era. The major themes that the play deals with are Lies and deceit, family, and justice. I think it is plain and clear that we cannot dissociate any of the themes from the majority of the plays written throughout the history of drama.

Keywords

• Deceit
• Justice
• Ghosts
• Family

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