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Title: Katsokaa peiliin!: Yksinäytöksinen huvinäytelmä

Note: Reading ease score: 62.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Credits: Produced by Tapio Riikonen

Summary: "Katsokaa peiliin!: Yksinäytöksinen huvinäytelmä" by J. L. Heiberg and K. J. Gummerus is a one-act comedy written during the mid-19th century. This humorous play delves into the themes of love, jealousy, and the complexities of marital relationships, centered around the characters of a husband, wife, and their respective worries about fidelity and societal expectations. The playwrights employ wit and irony to explore the dynamics between the characters. The story revolves around a husband who is anxious about the possibility of his wife being unfaithful. He fears that due to her youth and beauty, she might be swayed by the charms of a young lieutenant who is about to leave town. As he grapples with these insecurities, he enlists the help of his uncle in a desperate attempt to prevent any encounters between his wife and the lieutenant. Meanwhile, the wife is humorously caught in the midst of her own desires and the restrictions placed upon her by her husband's jealousy, ultimately leading to a comedic climax that reveals the folly of their suspicions and the importance of communication and trust in their relationship. Through clever dialogue, the play captures the essence of human emotions and the absurdities of societal norms. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Adapter: Heiberg, J. L. (Johan Ludvig), 1791-1860

Translator: Gummerus, K. J. (Kaarle Jaakko), 1840-1898

EBook No.: 49959

Published: Sep 14, 2015

Downloads: 49

Language: Finnish

Subject: Danish drama -- Translations into Finnish

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

Title: Katsokaa peiliin!: Yksinäytöksinen huvinäytelmä

Note: Reading ease score: 62.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Credits: Produced by Tapio Riikonen

Summary: "Katsokaa peiliin!: Yksinäytöksinen huvinäytelmä" by J. L. Heiberg and K. J. Gummerus is a one-act comedy written during the mid-19th century. This humorous play delves into the themes of love, jealousy, and the complexities of marital relationships, centered around the characters of a husband, wife, and their respective worries about fidelity and societal expectations. The playwrights employ wit and irony to explore the dynamics between the characters. The story revolves around a husband who is anxious about the possibility of his wife being unfaithful. He fears that due to her youth and beauty, she might be swayed by the charms of a young lieutenant who is about to leave town. As he grapples with these insecurities, he enlists the help of his uncle in a desperate attempt to prevent any encounters between his wife and the lieutenant. Meanwhile, the wife is humorously caught in the midst of her own desires and the restrictions placed upon her by her husband's jealousy, ultimately leading to a comedic climax that reveals the folly of their suspicions and the importance of communication and trust in their relationship. Through clever dialogue, the play captures the essence of human emotions and the absurdities of societal norms. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Adapter: Heiberg, J. L. (Johan Ludvig), 1791-1860

Translator: Gummerus, K. J. (Kaarle Jaakko), 1840-1898

EBook No.: 49959

Published: Sep 14, 2015

Downloads: 49

Language: Finnish

Subject: Danish drama -- Translations into Finnish

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.