
KUMMITTELIJOITA
HENRIK IBSEN
HENKILÖT:
ENSIMMÄINEN NÄYTÖS.
TOINEN NÄYTÖS.
KOLMAS NÄYTÖS.
A windswept farm on Norway’s western coast provides a quiet, sun‑drenched setting that conceals simmering tensions. Recently widowed Helena Alving runs the household with the help of a few loyal staff, while her son Osvald, a sensitive painter, wrestles with frail health and restless ambitions. The garden room, bright with glass walls, becomes a stage where everyday conversations hint at deeper unease, especially as a persistent rain clouds the view beyond.
Among the players are the earnest pastor Manders, whose arrival promises moral counsel, the awkward carpenter Engstrand, and the sharp‑tongued housemaid Regina, whose banter reveals cracks in the family’s façade. As old loyalties clash with new desires, the characters must confront hidden grievances and the weight of expectations. Listeners will be drawn into a portrait of a family at a crossroads, where love, duty, and truth begin to surface under the looming storm.
Language
fi
Duration
~2 hours (125K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2014-05-20
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1828–1906
A master of modern drama, this Norwegian playwright reshaped the stage with fearless, realistic plays that challenged social rules and private hypocrisies. His work still feels startlingly alive in classics like A Doll’s House, Ghosts, and Hedda Gabler.
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