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... comic elements which are capable of being distinct at one level and integrated at another . As Guthke puts it : " This fusion , far from weakening the tragic and comic , strengthened each in a precarious , though thinkable union which ...
... comic elements which are capable of being distinct at one level and integrated at another . As Guthke puts it : " This fusion , far from weakening the tragic and comic , strengthened each in a precarious , though thinkable union which ...
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... comic impulses in An Enemy of the People , 50 though he finds in the work neither true tragedy nor true comedy ( the preoccupation with pedigree is again apparent in Styan's thinking ) , but The Master Builder " is wholly tragic . " 51 ...
... comic impulses in An Enemy of the People , 50 though he finds in the work neither true tragedy nor true comedy ( the preoccupation with pedigree is again apparent in Styan's thinking ) , but The Master Builder " is wholly tragic . " 51 ...
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... comic type which sees all that is worst in others and none of its own grievous faults . If the play were as purely comic as Weigand maintains , Hjalmar would be a Norwegian relation of Sheri- dan's Mrs. Candour . But The Wild Duck is ...
... comic type which sees all that is worst in others and none of its own grievous faults . If the play were as purely comic as Weigand maintains , Hjalmar would be a Norwegian relation of Sheri- dan's Mrs. Candour . But The Wild Duck is ...
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Aline Aline's Allmers Alving Alving's ambivalence appears Archer Åse Åse's aspects Berta Sörby Borkman Boyg Brandes Brandes's Brovik castle characters Christian claims comedy comic context critics Dead Awaken Doll's House dramatic dream Emperor and Galilean Engstrand ethical father Georg Brandes Ghosts Gina Gina's Gregers Gregers's Guthke Haakon Werle Hedda Gabler Hedvig Helene Henrik Ibsen Herdal heroic Hilde's Hjalmar human humour imagination instance interpretation ironic irony John Gabriel Borkman judgement Kaja kind Little Eyolf Logeman Lysanger Manders marriage Master Builder metaphysical mock-heroic modern mother motif nature negative never Northam Norwegian Old Ekdal Oswald Peer Gynt Peer's perhaps play play's poet poetic poetry possible Ragnar reality reference Regine Relling Relling's ridiculous Rosmersholm Rubek scene seems seen sense social Solness and Hilde Solness's Solveig soul spiritual suggests tells theory tion tragedy tragic tragicomedy tragicomic Troll King truth ultimately vision Wangel Weigand Werle's Wild Duck woman