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When We Dead Awaken

When We Dead Awaken

When We Dead Awaken is the last play written by Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen. Published in December 1899, Ibsen wrote the play between February and November of that year. The first performance was at the Haymarket Theatre in London, a day or two before publication.

“People who don't know how to keep themselves healthy ought to have the decency to get themselves buried, and not waste time about it.”

Henrik Ibsen When We Dead Awaken

Ulfhejm, in Act I
When We Dead Awaken (1899)

“When we dead awaken. … We see that we have never lived.”

Henrik Ibsen When We Dead Awaken

Irene, in Act II
When We Dead Awaken (1899)

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