Written in 1887 in Norway, this work is extraordinary in understanding the problems and decay so evident in marriage and relationships today. This classic story offers a fresh treatment that amplifies it as a remarkably universal plot essential to understand in today's world. A VIDEO PRODUCTION OF THIS ADAPTATION IS ON YOU TUBE FOR YOUR ENJOYMENT. https: //www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NLhOyGBs6c So often a marriage is based on physical and emotional connections that are clearly not good for establishing clear foundations for communication and a healthy climate necessary for a family. This classic story retold by setting each act in a different time period and with language adapted to fit each era, offers the same conclusion as that which was advanced in the Victorian age.