An Enemy of the People - Tapa dura

Another of Ibsen’s historically scandalous plays, An Enemy of the People offers a powerful critique of the hypocrisy and downright lunacy of the masses. It tells the story of Dr. Thomas Stockman, a researcher who discovers that the newest bath development near a small Norweigian town is being contaminated by the waste products of the local tannery. As Dr. Stockman’s health concerns cause him to be denounced as a raving lunatic, he discovers the dangerous potential of mass delusion and mob rule.