The Death of Ivan Ilyich*

Ivan Ilyich is dead. How well did he live? Adapted from Leo Tolstoy’s novella of the same name, The Death of Ivan Ilyich tells the story of a social climbing magistrate in the late 19th century Russian empire. After a seemingly innocuous injury, Ivan's health inexplicably deteriorates, and he is forced to come to terms with death. He looks back on his once illustrious career, his relationships, his worldview. Was that all how it ought to have been?