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Henrik Ibsen

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Henrik Johan Ibsen (Norwegian:  ['hnk 'psn] ; 20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a major 19th-century Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet. He is often referred to as "the father of realism" and is one of the founders of Modernism in theatre. His major works include Brand, Peer Gynt, An Enemy of the People, Emperor and Galilean, A Doll's House, Hedda Gabler, Ghosts, The Wild Duck, Rosmersholm, and The Master Builder. He is the most frequently performed dramatist in the world after Shakespeare, and A Doll's House became the world's most performed play by the early 20th century.


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Quote Left A marriage based on full confidence, based on complete and unqualified frankness on both sides; they are not keeping anything back; there's no... Quote Right
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Quote Left You should never have your best trousers on when you go out to fight for freedom and truth. Quote Right
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Quote Left A man should never put on his best trousers when he goes out to battle for freedom and truth. Quote Right
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Quote Left What in fact have I achieved, however much it may seem Bits and pieces trivialities. But here they won't tolerate anything else, or anything more. If I wanted to take one step in advance of the current views and opinions of the day, that would put paid to any power I have. Do you know what we are those of us who count as pillars of society We are society's tools, neither more nor less. Quote Right
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Quote Left A community is like a ship, everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm. Quote Right
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