Pillars of Society

The Pillars of Society (original Norwegian title: Samfundets
støtter) is an 1877 play written by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen.

Ibsen had great trouble with the writing of this play which came before the
series of masterpieces which made him famous throughout the world. The ending is
the most criticised feature, since Bernick is clearly guilty of attempted murder
but gets off unscathed, but successfully illustrates that the rich and powerful
are often selfish and corrupt.

— Excerpted from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.