Ibsen Revisited TITLE OF SOURCE: AUTHOR'S NAME - FIRST: LAST: DESCRIPTION: Visual Text THE STRANGER, Has she then turned into a mere sociologist? Oh, you are deceiving me!<br><br>THE MAID. If you don't believe me--I'll just open the door an inch, and you can hear her talking.<br><br>THE STRANGER. Oh, it cannot be true!<br><br>The maid quietly opens the door a little way. He listens.<br><br>A VOICE. (heard through the aperture) We must all learn to function socially. . . .<br><br>The maid shuts the door again.<br><br>THE MAID. Do you believe it now?<br><br>THE STRANGER. (sadly) It is too true!<br><br>THE MAID. Didn't I tell you?<br><br>THE STRANGER. So Hedda has become--a reformer!<br><br>THE MAID. Yes.<br><br>THE STRANGER. And Lovberg--what does he do?<br><br>THE MAID. He is rewriting his book--you know, the one Hedda burned up-- for use as a text-book in the public schools. And Hedda is helping him.<br><br>THE STRANGER. No more adventure--no more beauty--the flame . . . gone out! My God!<br><br>He staggers toward the wall, where a pistol is hanging, and puts his hand on it. COMMENTS: Visual Text A satire of Hedda Gabler. CANDIDATE FOR ADAPTATION?: --- not set --- Not reviewed Promising Unlikely SOURCE MATERIAL: Fable Novella Play Plot summary Short Story -- Parent -- GENRE: Comedy Comic Horror Detective Drama Fable Fairy Tale Fantasy Folklore Folktale Ghost Story Melodrama Mystery Myth Operetta Other Romance Suspense Young Audiences -- Parent -- SETTING: Africa America England Europe Fantasy International New Zealand Pastoral Rural Rustic Science Fiction -- Parent -- LENGTH FOR ADAPTATION: 10 Minutes 15 Minutes 30 Minutes 45 Minutes 60 Minutes 90 Minutes Two Hours -- Parent -- URL FOR PDF DOCUMENT: IbsenRevisited.pdf
