at in the following quotation Old Werle and Old
Ekdal were partners in crime. "[Old Werle] escaped by the skin of his
teeth," while they sentenced Old Ekdal to prison. This incident
resulted in extreme hatred toward Old Werle for his poor aid to Old
Ekdal. Being that Werle had a vast amount of money, Old Ekdal,
Hjalmar, and Werle's son, Gregers felt tremendous feelings of
animosity. Gregers recognized the miserable support his father has
given to the Ekdals. As a result Gregers moves in with the Ekdals and
attempts to enrich the marriage of Gina and Hjalmir, due to the fact
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