DOGEN

Henrik Ibsen (1828 – 1906) was a Norwegian writer whose work is

primarily dramatic. In the entire history of literature, there are very few who

have measured up to Ibsen’s standard. Recognized as the father of modern

drama for his realistic portrayal of all types of psycho-sociological problems,

Ibsen was considered the Shakespeare of the modern era. His plays made the

everyday man confront himself and evaluate the society and himself with a

Born on March 20th, 1828 in Skien, Norway, Henrik was the second of

the six children. “His early experiences with small-town life and genteel poverty

sensitized him to the problems that he subsequently dramatized in a number of

his plays.” Poverty’s interruption of Ibsen’s education invoked in him a strong

distrust towards society and Ibsen became stubborn, rebellious and highly

It was during the time young Ibsen “briefly assisted an apothecary and

began medical studies before beginning a lifetime association with the theatre”

that he began writing satire and eleg

This leads to a change in the attitude of Nora’s husband which eventually

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