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Page 73
... play's physiological determinism , goes on to claim that , in Helene Alving , seen as the play's natural protagonist , we have an existentialist heroine . Helene cannot overcome the evils inherent in her situation , but she can and does ...
... play's physiological determinism , goes on to claim that , in Helene Alving , seen as the play's natural protagonist , we have an existentialist heroine . Helene cannot overcome the evils inherent in her situation , but she can and does ...
Page 80
... play , some well , some poorly developed , which cannot be made to serve it . One of the casualities of Thomas's approach appears to be the play's humour : with such a profusion of psychological anguish , one wonders where the Bristol ...
... play , some well , some poorly developed , which cannot be made to serve it . One of the casualities of Thomas's approach appears to be the play's humour : with such a profusion of psychological anguish , one wonders where the Bristol ...
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... play , the unfailing source of dramatic and poetic vitality of which is the tension between their rigidity and the play's evocation of life's more unpredictable motions . Werle is , undeniably , the hunter who , at some unspecified time ...
... play , the unfailing source of dramatic and poetic vitality of which is the tension between their rigidity and the play's evocation of life's more unpredictable motions . Werle is , undeniably , the hunter who , at some unspecified time ...
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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