Take the life-lie away from the average man and straight away you take away his happiness.

Det turde bli' værst for ham. Tar De livsløgnen fra et gennemsnitsmenneske, så tar De lykken fra ham med det samme.

Henrik Ibsen

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Topic

Delusion Happiness The masses

Speaker

Relling

Author

Henrik Ibsen

Source

The Wild Duck

Medium

Play

Genre

Drama (play)

Language

Norwegian

Time

1884 1880s 19th century

Occupation

Playwright Writer

From

Norway Europe

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Original Citation

Ibsen, Henrik. Vildanden [The Wild Duck]. Copenhagen: Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag, 1884, act 3.

Current Citation

Ibsen, Henrik. "The Wild Duck." An Enemy of the People; The Wild Duck; Rosmersholm, translated by James McFarlane. Oxford University Press, 2009, act 3.

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