Ghosts by Ibsen
In his “Notes for a Modern Tragedy”, Ibsen wrote, “There are two kinds of moral laws … one for men and one, quite different, for women.”(Magill, 982) Early on in his life, Ibsen became both aware of the unequal balance between men and women. Ibsen felt very strongly about certain issues which at that time, had never been mentioned before. Ibsen lived in a soceity in which he watched women be treated as “dolls” and a corrupt society get up every morning and put on there “mask” and go to work. He became appalled at the incredible role “reputation” had taken on among all of society. Finally, Ibsen grew tired of simply keeping his concerns bottled up and deciced to confront all of Europe with a variety of controversial issues through his writing. His writing became a method in which Ibsen would convey his views about individuality and the pursuit of social freedom. The characters of “A Doll’s House” clearly display his belief that although people have a natural longing for freedo!m, they often do not act upon this desire until a person or even forces them to do so. (Downs 142) While striving to make two distinct, credible, realistic, and three-dimensional characters, Ibsen shared a common theme in confronting both the characters o
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Approximate Word count = 1899
Approximate Pages = 8 (250 words per page double spaced)
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