There are various types of Drama that have been written through the years. One of the most significant is the drama of Realism. Henrik Ibsen was one of the first dramatists to start writing the realistic play.
Ibsen is considered the father of modern Drama. His lasting influence can be easily seen in the cinema today. No topic is considered too realistic in drama today
Dramatists have not always been so free and limitless in their dramatic expression. Ibsen was one of the first to struggle for free dramatic expression. He explored realistic topics such as syphilis, the rejection of a child be a parent and as in A Doll’s House, a woman’s rejection of a traditional protective marriage .
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A Doll’s House is a good example of realistic drama. Nora is searching for freedom but must sacrifice her children to gain freedom. This is an example of realism in drama because in real life women often must make a choice between family and freedom that sometimes ends in divorce. Nora expresses this when she says “I must stand on my own feet if I am to find out my life.” . She makes a decision to leave the comfort of her home and family. “The curtain descends just as Nora, the wife and mother, turns her back upon her husband and children, and passes, by her own free choice, nay, in accord with her relentless insistence, out from her doll home into the night.” . Nora leaves Torvald and says “Don’t feel yourself bound, any more
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