Helen Alving is a widow who's committed to protecting her son from
his father's unsavory past which was marked by a string of
extramarital affairs. She doesn't want her son to be affected by
his scandalous choices. After her husband's death, Helen Alving
decides to dedicate an orphanage in his memory. She uses the
project to drain his estate, so their son Oswald won't retain any
of his fortune. Instead, she plans to bequeath only her money, free
from her husband's influence. Yet Oswald's health is failing,
having inherited a disease from his father. As the pain progresses,
Oswald decides to take matters into his own hands. He asks his
mother to inject him with a fatal dose of medication to end his
suffering once and for all. In Ghosts, Ibsen covers multiple
controversial topics. At the time of its production in 1882, it was
immediately criticized for its subject matter. The play destroys
the facade of the traditional family, speaking freely about
infidelity, incest and venereal disease. With an eye-catching new
cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of
Ghosts is both modern and readable.
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