Lady from the Sea 英文剧本.doc

This play is about a lady called Ellida. She is the daughter of a lighthouse-keeper, and grew up where the fjord met the open sea; she loves the sea. She is married to Doctor Wangel, a doctor in a small town in West Norway (in the mountains). He has two daughters (Bolette and Hilde) by his previous wife (widowed), and he and Ellida had a son who died as a baby. This put big strains on the marriage. Wangel fearing for Ellida’s mental health has invited up Arnholm, a head doctor, Bolette’s former teacher, in hope that he can help Ellida. However, Arnholm thinks that it is Bolette waiting for him and he proposes. She agrees to marry her former teacher, because she sees this as her only opportunity to get out into the world. Ten years earlier Ellida was deeply in love and engaged to a sailor, but because he murdered his captain he had to escape. Nevertheless, he asked her to wait for him to come and fetch her. She tried to break the engagement but he had too great a hold over her. The sailor then returns all these years later to claim her. However she then has to choose between her love or her husband. Dr Wangle finally recognizes her freedom to choose since he understands that he has no other options. This goes in his favour as she then chooses him. The play ends with the sailor leaving and Ellida and Wangel taking up their lives together again. The following E-Text is prepared by Martin Adamsonmartin@grassmarket.freeserve.co.uk The Lady from the Sea by Henrik Ibsen Translated by Eleanor Marx-AvelingDRAMATIS PERSONAEDoctor Wangel.Ellida Wangel, his second wife.Bolette,Hilde (not yet grown up), his daughters by his first wife.Arnholm (second master at a college).Lyngstrand.Ballested.A Stranger.Young People of the Town.Tourists.Visitors.(The action takes place in small fjord town, Northern Norway.) ACT I(SCENE.--DOCTOR WANGELS house, with a large verandah garden in front of and around the house. Under the veran