Henrik Ibsen His Life His Beliefs His Plays. Images of Ibsen.

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Henrik Ibsen His Life His Beliefs His Plays

Images of Ibsen

Early Life Born in 1828 in small town of Skien, Norway Father had a successful merchant business At age 8, family business failed Family reduced to poverty

Early life First job - age 15 - pharmacist’s apprentice Family values Aloofness Independence Ibsen resented being dependent on those in power

Norway time of revolution - capitalism on the rise Sweden seen as oppressive Patriotic country Viking past

Ibsen’s writing Wrote about Vikings - Norwegian pride Tends to protest capitalistic principles Seen as a revolutionary In 20s wrote Catiline About a slandered rebel First success for Ibsen

Ibsen’s Middle Years became director of National Theatre in Christiania (Oslo) married Suzannah Thoreson and later had a son Wrote Love’s Comedy Critiqued decadence of family life Reputation as cynic and atheist

Isolation Ibsen left Norway due to disgust with the upper class Lived in Italy and Germany Stayed away from Norway for 27 years

Ibsen’s ideas Felt that the middle class had power, but didn’t know how to use it Necessary to recognize moral weaknesses in people to triumph over them

Ibsen’s artwork Painted landscapes

Famous plays A Doll’s House (1879) Critical of roles in marriage and family Is it a feminist work??

Famous plays Hedda Gabler (1890) Shallow woman Lacks courage when faced with scandal

In Ibsen’s own words “If I cannot be myself in what I write, then the whole is nothing but lies and humbug.” “Before I write down one word, I have to have the character in my mind through and through. I must penetrate into the last wrinkle of his soul.”

In Ibsen’s own words “It is inexcusable for scientists to torture animals; let them make their experiments on journalists and politicians.” “The strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone.”

Style Realism Said to have perfected the form of the social reform play Symbolic plays

Themes Moral and ethical relations of people Self-realization Self-annihilation Suicide Class struggle

Nora Protagonist in A Doll’s House Became a symbol in many countries for the changing role of women How does Ibsen portray her? Is she a heroine?

In Ibsen’s own words “A woman cannot be herself in the society of the present day, which is an exclusively masculine society, with laws framed by men and with a judicial system that judges feminine conduct from a masculine point of view.”

Ibsen’s last years and death Suffered from several strokes during the last few years of his life Died in 1906 In Christiania, Norway