A classic modern drama and psychological play, Ghosts follows Mrs. Helen Alving as long-buried truths about her family begin to surface, exposing the strain between social respectability, private suffering, and the consequences of secrets kept for years. The play belongs to classic theatre, literary fiction, and social drama, using a tightly confined domestic setting to explore hypocrisy, inheritance, duty, and the cost of preserving appearances. Written for readers interested in modern drama, European theatre, and serious literary works that confront moral and emotional pressure without easy resolution, the text keeps widening the question of what continues to shape a family long after the past is supposed to be over.
Author: Henrik Ibsen
Publisher: Dover Publications
Publication year: 1997
Pages: 60
