Societal Ills as Metaphors that Literally Eat away our Lives
Ghosts is a 1881 play by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. It was first staged in 1882 in Chicago, Illinois. Like many of Ibsen's writings, the play is a scathing commentary on 19th-century morality. The main theme of Ghosts is the extent to which society invades personal lives. Mrs. Alving,... Sign in to see full entry.