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Ibsen, Henrik
1828
1906
Ibsen, Enrico
Ibsen, Henryk
Herford, C. H. (Charles Harold)
1853
1931
Herford, Charles Harold
Kærlighedens Komedie. English
Love's Comedy
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"Love's Comedy" by Henrik Ibsen is a play written in the mid-19th century. The work serves as a satirical exploration of romantic relationships and societal conventions surrounding love and marriage. It features a cast of characters including Mrs. Halm, her daughters Svanhild and Anna, and various young men, such as Falk and Lind, who embody different perspectives on love and commitment. At the start of the play, we are introduced to a lively summer afternoon at Mrs. Halm's villa, where her daughters and their boarders are gathered. The young men engage casually in conversation, revealing their romantic aspirations and challenges, particularly concerning love's fleeting nature and the mundane realities of courtship. Falk, one of the central characters, expresses his disdain for conventional expectations of love, while Lind joyfully announces his recent engagement to Anna. Meanwhile, Svanhild demonstrates an air of independence that is challenged by her surroundings. As the curtain falls, the complexities of their relationships and the tensions between convention and individual desire foreshadow deeper comedic and critical examinations of love throughout the play. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading ease score: 83.8 (6th grade). Easy to read.
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