Brand

Brand is a verse tragedy, written in 1865 and first performed in Stockholm on 24 March 1867. Since its very first performance it has provoked much discussion and original thought.Brand is a priest who wants to take consequence of his choices, and is therefore deeply bound to doing the right thing . He believes primarily in the will of man, and lives by the device all or nothing . To make compromises is therefore difficult, or by his moral standards questionable at best. Brand is arguably a young idealist with a main purpose: to save the world, or at least Man’s soul. His visions are great, but his judgement of others may seem harsh and unfair.