One of the most important dramatists of the world theatre, Henrik Ibsen, with his pioneer and radical plays raised a storm of reactions in his time, because he castigated the hypocrisy of social relationships, social conventions and compromises. The 'Wild Duck' is one of the most powerful and personal dramas of the Norwegian playwright, opening new roads in modern Theatre. It is both a realistic and symbolic play. It presents the mental breaking down of a family living with happy illusions, which are symbolized by a crippled wild duck, kept in their home's attic. However, everything collapses when an idealist intrudes between them, champion of truth, disclosing the secrets of the family bringing destruction.