Ghosts and big question

big question: Why is power attractive?

Ghosts doesn't really address the question directly but focuses more on reputation as the supreme attainment where power would normally be. It emphasizes that reputation is more important than almost anything through the character Manders. He encourages Osvald's mother to keep the truth of his father's infadelity in order to maintain his esteemed reputation. The role of reputation in the play is incredibly prominent as a substitute to power.