List of Characters
- Håkon Werle, a wholesale merchant
- Gregers Werle, his son
- Old Ekdal, the former business partner of Håkon Werle
- Hjalmar Ekdal, Old Ekdal's son, a photographer
- Gina Ekdal, his wife
- Hedvig, their daughter, aged fourteen
- Mrs. Sørby, housekeeper and fiancee of Håkon Werle
- Relling, a doctor, lives below the Ekdals.
- Molvik, formerly a student of theology, lives below the Ekdals
- Pettersen, servant to Håkon Werle
- Jensen, a hired waiter
- Mr. Balle, a dinner guest
- Mr. Flor, a dinner guest
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