The Wild Duck is an 1884 play by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. It is considered the first modern masterpiece in the genre of tragicomedy. The Wild Duck and Rosmersholm are "often to be observed in the critics' estimates vying with each... Wikipedia
Originally published: 1884
Playwright: Henrik Ibsen
Adaptations: The Wild Duck (1963), The Daughter (2015), The Wild Duck (1984), and more
Characters: Hedvig Ekdal, Old Ekdal, Hjalmar Ekdal, and more
Original language: Norwegian
Setting: The 1880s. Werle's house and later Hjalmar Ekdal's studio in Christiania, Norway