The three plays in this volume demonstrate different sides of Henrik Ibsen's genius, but all deal with themes of alienation from society and the breaking down of convention. A Dolls House portrays a woman questioning her duty to her husband and seeking to escape the stifling confines of her marriage - a theme that shocked contemporary audiences and established Ibsen's name outside Scandinavia. In the League of Youth his first prose drama, Ibsen created a vivid comedy about a hyprocritical politician, and in The Lady from The Sea he depicts a woman who longs to return to the life she enjoyed before she was married.