https://padlet.com/e_mccabe/ujqufidymfqi Henrik Ibsen research en-us 2016-10-14 14:27:44 UTC 2016-10-19 11:36:21 UTC hello@padlet.com e_mccabe https://padlet.com/e_mccabe/ujqufidymfqi/wish/130761481 Source: http://www.biography.com/people/henrik-ibsen-37014#childhood

• Born on March 20, 1928, in Skien, Norway
• Ibsen's family were victims of poverty because of his father's failing business
• Ibsen spent his free time reading painting, and performing magic tricks
• He studied at the University of Oslo
• Ibsen married Suzannah Thoresen in 18 June 1858 
• They had one child, born in the following year
• In 1849 he wrote his first play, Catalina, based on his influence, William Shakespeare
• His friends paid for the making of his play Catalina, but it gained minimal attention
• In 1851 he became in charge of a theatre in Bergen, Norway, he wasn't well recieved as manager of the theatre and had to leave
• In 1852 Ibsen wrote another play, Love's Comedy, a satire on marriage 

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• In 1865, he wrote Brand, a play about a priest who was in debited to his morals
• In 1868 he relocated to Germany
• Whilst living in Germany he wrote the play the Pillars of Society, a play about a Consul plagued by controversy
• This play was performed in Munich
• The Pillars of Society was very influential to Ibsen, as it kick started his career
• In 1876 he wrote a five act play called Peer Gynt, which was loosely based on a Norwegian fairy tale
• In 1881, his next play, Ghost, no different to his other plays, was plagued by controversy, as it talked about topics such as incest
• Ghost was so controversial at the time, it didn't get performed until 2 years after publishing

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• His next play An Enemy of The People was published in 1882 and was a reaction to the public reaction to Ghosts, 
• The Enemy of the People was a realism played based on Liberalism and society's views at the time
• The Wild Duck,  was published in 1884, renowned as his best play
• In the latter of his career, Henrik Ibsen mainly wrote retrospective plays that critiqued society's values 
• His later plays Hedda Gabler and Master Builder in the 1890's, these plays didn't conform to society's morals
• His representation of women in a Doll's House and Hedda Gabler challenged the stereotypes of women at that time
• He had completely changed the face of realism and paved the way for future playwrights such as Anton Chekov

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• Ibsen had a range of influences
• These including Shakespeare, Swedish playwright August Strindberg and Norwegian playwright Henrik Wergeland
• Like Henrik Ibsen, Henrik Wergeland's influence wasn't realised until years after their plays were published
• He was also influenced by William Shakespeare, and his first play Catalina in the early 1850's was influenced by the works of Shakespeare
• Ibsen's influences such as Wergeland and Strindberg commented on society at the time, which clearly became a big influence on Ibsen, whose 
• comments on society were prolific to his plays

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