Question

In a play by this author, a character who suffers from a fear of heights is reminded of a “kingdom” he had promised a young woman. An orphanage burns down in a play by this author that ends with Helen debating whether or not to euthanize her son, who contracted syphilis from his father. A character created by this author calls his wife his “little squirrel” and later dances the tarantella with her. The protagonist of a play by this author (10[1])of The Master Builder and Ghosts is blackmailed by Krogstad before leaving her husband, Torvald. For 10 points, (-5[1])name this Norwegian playwright who created Nora Helmer, the main character (10[1])of A Doll’s House. ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Henrik Ibsen [or Henrik Johan Ibsen]
<Literature - European Literature>
= Average correct buzz position

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Elias Ziyadeh (DII)PennRutgers8010
Ashish KumbhardareRowanNYU C98-5
Will Hollister (DII)LehighSwarthmore B10910
Geoffrey Wu (UG)Columbia AUniversity of Delaware A11410
Rio Lucenet (UG)NYU CRowan11410

Summary

2023 ACF Fall (Rutgers)10/14/2023Y4100%0%25%104.25