Rosmersholm
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Rosmersholm is a late 19th-century drama by Henrik Ibsen that explores themes of guilt, political idealism, and the oppressive weight of tradition within a decaying aristocratic household.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rosmersholm canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drama
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play ⓘ |
| author | Henrik Ibsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsMotif | white horses ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Norway ⓘ |
| criticalReputation | considered one of Ibsen’s most complex psychological dramas ⓘ |
| dramaticConflict |
clash between progressive and reactionary ideologies
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tension between personal freedom and inherited duty ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | prose drama ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceLocation | Bergen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1887 ⓘ |
| genre |
realist drama
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tragedy ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
radio adaptations
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stage productions worldwide ⓘ television adaptations ⓘ |
| hasCharacterOccupation | Johannes Rosmer – former clergyman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacterRelation |
Johannes Rosmer – widower
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Rebekka West – companion to Rosmer’s late wife NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacterRole |
Kroll – conservative schoolmaster and Rosmer’s brother-in-law
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Rebekka West – intellectual influence on Rosmer ⓘ |
| influencedBy | European liberal movements of the 19th century ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Johannes Rosmer
NERFINISHED
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Kroll NERFINISHED ⓘ Mrs. Helseth NERFINISHED ⓘ Rebekka West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
modernism precursor
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realism ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
conflict between liberal and conservative politics
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psychological consequences of breaking with tradition ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Norwegian ⓘ |
| partOf | Henrik Ibsen’s late plays NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1886 ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Rosmersholm estate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | four acts ⓘ |
| symbolism | white horses as omens of death and guilt ⓘ |
| theme |
free thought
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guilt ⓘ political idealism ⓘ psychological conflict ⓘ religious doubt ⓘ social change ⓘ suicide ⓘ the decline of the aristocracy ⓘ tradition ⓘ |
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