The Lady from the Sea
by Henrik Ibsen
translated by Eleanor Marx-Aveling

CHARACTERS:
Doctor 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

SETTING: A small fjord town, Northern Norway.

ACT I

SCENE: DOCTOR WANGEL'S house, with a large verandah garden in front of and around the house. Under the verandah a flagstaff. In the garden an arbour, with table and chairs. Hedge, with small gate at the back. Beyond, a road along the seashore. An avenue of trees along the road. Between the trees are seen the fjord, high mountain ranges and peaks. A warm and brilliantly clear summer morning.

BALLESTED, middle-aged, wearing an old velvet jacket, and a broad-brimmed artist's hat, stands under the flagstaff, arranging the ropes. The flag is lying on the ground. A little way from him is an easel, with an outspread canvas. By the easel on a camp-stool, brushes, a palette, and box of colours.

BOLETTE WANGEL comes from the room opening on the verandah. She carries a large vase with flowers, which she puts down on the table.

Bolette. Well, Ballested, does it work smoothly?

Ballested. Certainly, Miss Bolette, that's easy enough. May I ask--do you expect any visitors today?

Bolette. Yes, we're expecting Mr. Arnholm this morning. He got to town in the night.

Ballested. Arnholm? Wait a minute--wasn't Arnholm the man who was tutor here several years ago?

Bolette. Yes, it is he.

Ballested. Oh, really! Is he coming into these parts again?

Bolette. That's why we want to have the flag up.

Ballested. Well, that's reasonable enough.

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Select all the correct answers.
Which three characteristics make this uniquely a drama?
divided into acts and scenes
figurative language
stanzas
stage directions
list of characters
imaginative

Question

The Lady from the Sea
by Henrik Ibsen
translated by Eleanor Marx-Aveling

CHARACTERS:
Doctor 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

SETTING: A small fjord town, Northern Norway.

ACT I

SCENE: DOCTOR WANGEL'S house, with a large verandah garden in front of and around the house. Under the verandah a flagstaff. In the garden an arbour, with table and chairs. Hedge, with small gate at the back. Beyond, a road along the seashore. An avenue of trees along the road. Between the trees are seen the fjord, high mountain ranges and peaks. A warm and brilliantly clear summer morning.

BALLESTED, middle-aged, wearing an old velvet jacket, and a broad-brimmed artist's hat, stands under the flagstaff, arranging the ropes. The flag is lying on the ground. A little way from him is an easel, with an outspread canvas. By the easel on a camp-stool, brushes, a palette, and box of colours.

BOLETTE WANGEL comes from the room opening on the verandah. She carries a large vase with flowers, which she puts down on the table.

Bolette. Well, Ballested, does it work smoothly?

Ballested. Certainly, Miss Bolette, that's easy enough. May I ask--do you expect any visitors today?

Bolette. Yes, we're expecting Mr. Arnholm this morning. He got to town in the night.

Ballested. Arnholm? Wait a minute--wasn't Arnholm the man who was tutor here several years ago?

Bolette. Yes, it is he.

Ballested. Oh, really! Is he coming into these parts again?

Bolette. That's why we want to have the flag up.

Ballested. Well, that's reasonable enough.

1
Select all the correct answers.
Which three characteristics make this uniquely a drama?
 divided into acts and scenes
 figurative language
 stanzas
 stage directions
 list of characters
 imaginative

ihy · Answer

The three characteristics that uniquely make this excerpt a drama are:

divided into acts and scenes (The excerpt shows "ACT I" and "SCENE").

stage directions (E.g., "BALLESTED, middle-aged, wearing an old velvet jacket, and a broad-brimmed artist's hat, stands under the flagstaff, arranging the ropes," or "Bolette. Well, Ballested, does it work smoothly?").

list of characters (The list provided at the beginning: "CHARACTERS: Doctor Wangel, Ellida Wangel," etc.).

Nitrox · Answer

@ihy wrote:

The three characteristics that uniquely make this excerpt a drama are: divided into acts and scenes (The excerpt shows "ACT I" and "SCENE"). stage directions (E.g., "BALLESTED, middle-aged, wearing an old velvet jacket, and a broad-brimmed artist's hat, stands under the flagstaff, arranging the ropes," or "Bolette. Well, Ballested, does it work smoothly?"). list of characters (The list provided at the beginning: "CHARACTERS: Doctor Wangel, Ellida Wangel," etc.).

this is so tuff

ihy · Answer

@nitrox wrote:

@ihy wrote:

The three characteristics that uniquely make this excerpt a drama are: divided into acts and scenes (The excerpt shows "ACT I" and "SCENE"). stage directions (E.g., "BALLESTED, middle-aged, wearing an old velvet jacket, and a broad-brimmed artist's hat, stands under the flagstaff, arranging the ropes," or "Bolette. Well, Ballested, does it work smoothly?"). list of characters (The list provided at the beginning: "CHARACTERS: Doctor Wangel, Ellida Wangel," etc.).

this is so tuff

Omg thanks nitro!

Nina001 · Answer

oh wow

Mason1239 · Answer

WWW

ihy · Answer

@mason1239 wrote:

WWW

Indeed

Sailor · Answer

@ihy wrote:

The three characteristics that uniquely make this excerpt a drama are: divided into acts and scenes (The excerpt shows "ACT I" and "SCENE"). stage directions (E.g., "BALLESTED, middle-aged, wearing an old velvet jacket, and a broad-brimmed artist's hat, stands under the flagstaff, arranging the ropes," or "Bolette. Well, Ballested, does it work smoothly?"). list of characters (The list provided at the beginning: "CHARACTERS: Doctor Wangel, Ellida Wangel," etc.).

Ik you already got a notification for this but please do credit your sources next time.