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The Wild Duck Study Guide

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by Henrik Ibsen
About 97 pages (29,006 words)
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The Wild Duck Study Guide consists of approx. 97 pages of summaries and analysis on The Wild Duck by Henrik Ibsen. Browse the literature study guide below:

  Introduction

  Author Biography

  Plot Summary

  Chapter Summaries & Analysis

In Werle's upper class home, two servants tidy the living room as a dinner party draws to a noisy close in the dining room. Toasts are proposed and laughter is heard in the background as the servants gossip about how Werle has feelings for his housekeeper, Mrs. Sorby and how Werle is throwing the party for his son who is taking a vacation from his job at the family factory up north, "The Works." Old Ekdal, who asks to be let into the office so he can collect some work, interrupts them. The servants comment on how Old Ekdal used to be a lieutenant in the army, went into business with Werle and then made a bad deal that got Werle into trouble and ended up in jail. Before they can speak any further, Mrs. Sorby leads her guests through to another room, telling the servants to follow with coffee. Two of the guests linger - Werle's son Gregers and Hjalmar, Old Ekdal's son and a friend of the Werle family. (read more)
      Act 1
      Act 2
      Act 3, Part 1
      Act 3, Part 2
      Act 4, Part 1
      Act 4, Part 2
      Act 5, Part 1
      Act 5, Part 2

  Characters

  Themes

  Style

  Historical Context

  Critical Overview

  Criticism

      Critical Essay #1
      Critical Essay #2
      Critical Essay #3
      Critical Essay #4

  Topics for Further Study

  Compare & Contrast

  What Do I Read Next?

  Further Reading

  Sources

  Copyright Information

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