Rosmersholm

Rosmersholm is a play written in 1886 by Norwegian
playwright Henrik Ibsen. In the estimation of many critics the piece is Ibsen's
masterwork, only equalled by The Wild Duck of 1884. As expressed by the
protagonist, Rosmer, the theme of the play is social and political change, in
which the traditional ruling classes relinquish their right to impose their
ideals on the rest of society, but the action is entirely personal, resting on
the conduct of the immoral, or amoral, "free thinking" heroine, Rebecca, who
sets herself to undermine Rosmer's religious and political beliefs because of
his influential position in the community. Rebecca has abandoned not only
Christianity but, unlike Rosmer, she has abandoned the whole ethical system of
Christianity as well. Possibly she may be taken as Ibsen's answer to the
question of whether or not Christian ethics can be expected to survive the death
of the Christian religion.~

— Excerpted from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.