Word: ellida
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...white- whiskered," he says, "But he was mischievous, always pushing political and theatrical boundaries. That's why his characters still challenge us." Ibsen's characters are usually required to make difficult choices, a theme Attenborough says mirrors society's struggle between its anarchic and restrictive instincts. Lady's Ellida must choose between her staid husband and a wild, mysterious sailor, and Richardson makes the role a journey into madness and back. The Master Builder must choose between a dangerous, young temptress and a safe descent into old age, and Stewart reaches tremulously into the character's insecurities. And Brand...