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it was fine
took a litttle longer than i expected but recieved evrything a ok

Majority Rules
In his own words, Arthur Miller never intended to rewrite "An Enemy of the People", Miller only wanted to revise or Americanize what was lost in the original translation.Ibsen is often verbose to a point where readers may lose a relevant point.In overcoming this problem, Miller may have perfected this play.

When Dr. Stockmann discovers a poison in the town's water supply, he believes he will be seen as a hero.However his brother Mayor Peter Stockmann sees things differently.Seeing the potential for an unpopular tax hike, Peter rallies the people against Dr. Stockmann's "irresponsible research".This comes to a climax at a town meeting at which Dr. Stockmann is labeled an enemy of the people.Even with seemingly factual research, the majority of the population spurns Dr. Stockmann as a liar.

Dr. Stockmann has one last chance to "clear his name".With a donation, the newspaper believes they can clear his name.With a family that suffers the same label as him, Dr. Stockmann begins a new life.Yet his new beginning is somewhat unexpected.

Much of the plot must be creditted to the work of Isben.In its original form, "An Enemy of the People" was not one of Isben's better known works.With Miller's polish, this work of Isben now shines.

great play
This adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's play is great.Probably relevent at any time in history, it seems to directly corrolate with current situations world wide.

Great Read
If you're looking to discuss ethical issues, this is an excellent book to read!

Not the best of Ibsen
This play is surely not Ibsen's most well-written play.Of course, the language is superb, but at the same time, that is not what makes this play memorable.Ibsen's characters, theme, and satire are truly what makes this play a worthwhile read.This is not his best, but it is still a truly exceptional classic read.Buy this play, you will not be disappointed. ... Read more

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Henrik Ibsen: An Underlying Theme
A Doll's House is an easy-to-read, interesting play but I was not particularly drawn to it.The dialogue and characters lacked excitement.However, the static setting did showcase an interesting plot.Despite thelackluster personalities and conversations, I was drawn to the conflictIbsen presented: the state of confusedness Nora slipped into in consideringwhether it was right to listen to the blatantly biased society she livedin, which revolved around men or to follow her own natural instincts.Shehad forged with good intentions, but the reality of her action caught upwith her.In Nora's world, a world driven by her husband's needs, desires,and commands, she believes she is helping him by taking out a loan.Thelaws, accusation, judgings are all man made, preventing her from evergetting away with her well-meant deeds.I was thoroughly impressed byIbsen's underlying themes, especially in his time of reservedness andanti-feminism.He accurately depicted the lifestyle of so many women inhis time: as mere playthings, objects of desire, moved about in acookie-cutter dollhouse by manipulative husbands.A Doll's House can beregarded not only as an accurate portrayal of life for women but also as asocial commentary on the wrongs of it.

A DOLL'S HOUSE IS MORE THAN PLAY.
I have aleardy read it more than 6 times ,and Im still feeling that I would like to read it again.Because it makes you release how Ibsen had extraordenary sensetivly.And it learns you how to deal with your wife. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world's literature. ... Read more

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One of the greatest European playwrights
Ghosts and Other Plays is a seminal series of plays that combine humor with scathing social critique. Ibsen was not afraid to tackle weightier themes and taboos, in order to shock his audience out of their complacency. These plays demonstrate Ibsen's loathing of hyprocrisy, soulless institutions, the mandates of society which cause suffering (ie. Christianity). He has also been perceived as the figurehead for the emancipation of women from their traditional "place." That is not to say Ibsen is of dire seriousness or dry. His plays move quickly, the events in "Ghosts" for ex. occurring in less than a day. Ibsen is a great playwright whose works remain relevant and vital, in a consumerist society where people still remain afraid to defy cultural norms. ... Read more

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Mediocre edition - not worth the price
While "Penguin Classics" are generally reliable when it comes to editions, paper-type, or publications in general, with Ibsen's masterful plays, it falls pitifully short in terms of collection. This collection gives us three plays - one less than the usual four per collection that can be found. While this may overall seem like quite a bit, it is not, in fact, worth much.

Yes, "A Doll's House" is still the intriguing, fascinating play it always is. As a play, "A Doll's House" is highly recommended. Just don't get it HERE. Why? Well, mostly because of what ELSE is offered. The first play here is the strange, confusing "League of Youth". It unfortunately did not reach Ibsen's level of mastery as found in the later plays. Too many characters and nothing particularly interesting just had the play stop and stall.

While all of Ibsen's plays are worth purchasing (if only for study), the problem here is the edition. For the same price (or less), one can get "A Doll's House" with much better plays with four per collection. A personal recommendation is that of Oxford's World Classics, mostly due to the presence of the incredible "Ghosts". Signet Classics also has an edition, for those who want something cheap and easy, though it has "The Wild Duck" (not as good as "Ghosts", but still so much better than "League of Youth"). Both editions also have "Hedda Gabler" and "The Master Builder". When given a choice between four plays or three, four is preferred, especially when they are the better works.

Turn elsewhere.

Doll's house is an interesting play
In this interesting play, Henrik Ibsen sets up a scenario of a marriedcouple with three children that seem to have a good relationship with eachother. This couple is Nora and Helmer (called Torvald by Nora). They alwaysseem to have romantic conversations with each other, but soon, we learnthat years ago Nora had to take a loan from Nils Krogstad, in order to payoff a lifesaving medical treatment for Helmer. He doesn't know this andthinks that the money came from Nora's father, who has passedaway.

Helmer, who has just been named a manager of a bank, is alwaystreating Nora in such a sweet manner, such as "Is that my little larktwittering out there?" or calls by another bird's name. She always getslittle money from Helmer, but never gets large sums because Helmer isworried he thinks she doesn't know how to manage her money wisely. In thebeginning, Nora treats Helmer with overwhelming respect although Nora ishiding her loan that she is paying off on a regulaly with some of the moneyfrom Helmer. Nora doesn't want Helmer to think she took a loan since shethinks it could affect their relationship.

There are three othersupporting characters in this play: Dr. Rank, Nils Krogstad, and ChristineLinde. Dr. Rank is a friend of the family who is seriously ill. NilsKrogstad a worker at the bank, who is about to his job to a friend ofNora's, Christine Linde, a woman who recently moved back to the areabecause her husband died.

At the end of Act II, we find out Nora forgedher father's signature on the loan. Krogstad had written a letter to tellHelmer about the loan. Nora is worried that Helmer will read the letterKrogstad wrote.

This play is about a woman trying to understand hermarriage, and always wanting something wonderful to happen. With Helmer,she finally realizes that she isn't being treated the way she wants, andnothing wonderful seems to happen. Nora had no trouble making the decisionof leaving her family, but perhaps she would have had a hard timerecovering from this rare type of circumstance in this time and age.

Good Book, though not the absolute best...
As I very clearly stated above, this is a read-worthy book, though not my favorite or one of the best books that I have ever read.If you're in the mood for some feminist action or any politics, go ahead, pick up the book. This is, however, NOT a book for anyone who's looking for comedy. ... Read more

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Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906). Norwegian dramatist, generally acknowledged as the founder of modern prose drama. Writings include: A Doll's House, Ghosts, Rosmersholm. Volume covers period 1872-1906.

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Emperor and Galilean was published in 1873 when Ibsen was at the height of his creative powers.He saw it as the cornerstone of his entire dramatic output.He had completed the two great poetic dramas, Brand and Peer Gynt, and was about to embark on the cycle of twelve modern plays, beginning with Pillars of Society and concluding with When We Dead Awaken , which were to establish his unrivaled international fame.While the plays of the Realist Cycle are well-known, Emperor and Galilean still awaits discovery by modern readers, actors and directors. ... Read more

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The Greatest Play I Ever Read
A play magnificient in scope, Emperor and Galilean examines the reign of Julian the Apostate.It is set outside of Norway.The characters are a bit more human than idea and the reader vascillates in sympathy towardsthem, particularly Julian.As such, this play differs from the other proseplays that most readers would associate with Ibsen. I do ask why it hasbeen so long since this great play has been made available to an Englishreading audience. ... Read more