The Lady from the Sea
Thoresen's personality became a model for several female characters in Norwegian literature, including Ibsen's "Rebekka West" (from "Rosmersholm") and "Ellida Wangel" (from "The Lady from the Sea"), and Bjørnson's "Maria Stuart" (from his 1864 play), the wild girl "Petra" from "Fiskerjenten" and "Leonarda" (from his 1879 play).