This play opens as the protagonist fabricates a story in which he ends up riding on a reindeer's back after a failed hunting expedition.
After quitting his job as an overseas slave owner in China, this play's protagonist journeys to a madhouse in Egypt where all the residents believe him to be a wise emperor. This play opens as the protagonist fabricates a story in which he ends up riding on a reindeer's back after a failed hunting expedition. A button-molder in this play insists that he must melt the protagonist's soul unless he offers a list of sins, which leads that title character to confess his sins to a priest that turns out to be the devil. A mysterious voice that calls out to the title character several times throughout this play is known as the (*) "Boyg." The protagonist of this play shows a rare moment of melancholy when he returns home to witness the death of his mother, Ase. This play concludes after Solveig sings a lullaby to the dying title character, who confronts a Troll King earlier in the play. For 10 points, name this epic Henrik Ibsen play whose incidental music was composed by Edvard Grieg.
After quitting his job as an overseas slave owner in China, this play's protagonist journeys to a madhouse in Egypt where all the residents believe him to be a wise emperor.
Peer Gynt