Plot
The Ghost Sonata relates the adventures of a young student, who idealizes the lives of the inhabitants of a stylish apartment building in Stockholm. He makes the acquaintance of the mysterious Jacob Hummel, who helps him to find his way into the apartment, only to find that it is a nest of betrayal and sickness. The world, the student learns, is hell and human beings must suffer to achieve salvation. The play centers on a family of strangers who meet for the sake of meeting. They exchange no dialogue, nor gestures; they simply sit and bask in their own misfortune. ==Characters==
Characters
• The Old Man, Jacob Hummel • The Student, Mr. Arkenholz • The Milkmaid, An apparition • The Superintendent's wife • The Superintendent • The Dead Man, a Consul • The Lady in Black, Daughter of the Dead Man and the Superintendent's wife • The Colonel • The Mummy, the Colonel's wife • The Young Lady, the Colonel's daughter, but actually the Old Man's daughter • Johansson, Hummel's servant • Bengtsson, The Colonel's footman • The Fiancée, a white-haired woman, formerly engaged to Hummel • The Cook • Beggars • The Nobleman, engaged to the Lady in Black ==See also==