value of color and light. He uses the theme of light to contrast Old

Werle, a stingy rich man, with Old Ekdal, a poor helpless man. Ibsen

connects the color green with the loss of eyesight of Old Werle. A

possible affair between Old Werle and Gina, Hedvig's mother, may

suggest the cause of Hedvig's loss of sight. By using sun and moon,

Ibsen establishes the atmosphere of the scene. The story line

deteriorates from peaceful to tragic. Similarly, does the setting in

the last four acts. In the Wild Duck, Henrik Ibsen employs the image

of light to portray certain characteristics in order to construct the

plot and to adjust the mood of the scene.

F.L. Lucas analyzes the opening arrangement and writes "In the

outer room the lamps are dimmed, with green shades, in contrast to the

brilliance of the room behind"(190). We understand that this meant

that the outer room, lit with soft and shaded light, implies poverty,

where as the inner room, illuminated with bright candles, expresses

wealth. The darkened room, insinuating poverty, is the office in which

the poor Old Ekdal 'does some extra copyin

latter understanding involves Old Ekdal who is an angry man living in

Note great not poky. This happy hunting ground of illusion is vast and

of light, the setting was dim and shaded, as the mood of the play

between Old Werle and Gina. These examples of 'cold reality' also show

duck. "A time to keep silence, and a time to speak," was wisely stated

that his parents didn't get along. Gregers takes the approach of truth

The last scene of the play is a 'cold gray morning light. Wet

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Approximate Word count = 1614
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)