The Lady from the Sea

by Henrik Ibsen

"The Lady from the Sea" by Henrik Ibsen is a play written in 1888. Ellida Wangel, daughter of a lighthouse-keeper, lives in a Norwegian fjord town with her physician husband and two stepdaughters. Haunted by the sea and a mysterious past engagement to a sailor who fled after murder, her life unravels when he returns years later to claim her. Ellida must choose between her former lover and her present husband in this psychological drama exploring freedom, obligation, and the pull of the past.