Henrik Ibsen
Henrik Ibsen
Henrik Johan Ibsenwas 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, The Master Builder and John Gabriel Borkman. He is the most frequently performed dramatist in the world after Shakespeare, and A Doll's House...
NationalityNorwegian
ProfessionPlaywright
Date of Birth20 March 1828
CitySkien, Norway
CountryNorway
But a scientific man must live in a little bit of style.
The spirit of truth and the spirit of freedom-they are the pillars of society.
...every man shares the responsibility and the guilt of the society to which he belongs.
I don't imagine you will dispute the fact that at present the stupid people are in an absolutely overwhelming majority all the world over.
NORA: I must stand on my own two feet if I'm to get to know myself and the world outside. That's why I can't stay here with you any longer.
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.
What's a man's first duty? The answer is brief: To be himself.
It is inexcusable for scientists to torture animals; let them make their experiments on journalists and politicians.
The greatest victory is defeat.
It is the very mark of the spirit of rebellion to crave for happiness in this life
The most dangerous enemy of the truth and freedom amongst us is the compact majority
To crave for happiness in this world is simply to be possessed by a spirit of revolt. What right have we to happiness?
A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed.
Money may be the husk of many things but not the kernel. It brings you food, but not appetite; medicine, but not health; acquaintance, but not friends; servants, but not loyalty; days of joy, but not peace or happiness.