John Gabriel Borkman

by Henrik Ibsen

"John Gabriel Borkman" by Henrik Ibsen is a play written in 1896. Eight years after his release from prison for financial speculation, disgraced former bank manager John Gabriel Borkman remains isolated while his wife and her twin sister battle over the future of their son Erhart. The drama explores the devastating legacy of Borkman's crimes on his family as three strong-willed characters clash over conflicting visions of redemption and duty in this penultimate work from the master of naturalism.