You see, there are some people that one loves, and others that perhaps one would rather be with.
— A Doll's House
Henrik Ibsen was a Norwegian playwright considered one of the world's pre-eminent writers of the 19th century and often called "the father of modern drama." He pioneered theatrical realism but also wrote lyrical epic works.
His major works include Brand, Peer Gynt, A Doll's House, Ghosts, An Enemy of the People, The Wild Duck, Hedda Gabler and The Master Builder. In 2014 he was considered the most frequently performed dramatist in the world after Shakespeare, and the Norwegian encyclopedia Store norske leksikon calls him "the center of the Norwegian literary canon." He was born into the merchant elite of the port town of Skien and established himself as a theatre director in Norway during the 1850s. A Doll's House and An Enemy of the People are his most quoted works in our library.
His major works include Brand, Peer Gynt, A Doll's House, Ghosts, An Enemy of the People, The Wild Duck, Hedda Gabler and The Master Builder. In 2014 he was considered the most frequently performed dramatist in the world after Shakespeare, and the Norwegian encyclopedia Store norske leksikon calls him "the center of the Norwegian literary canon." He was born into the merchant elite of the port town of Skien and established himself as a theatre director in Norway during the 1850s. A Doll's House and An Enemy of the People are his most quoted works in our library.
Most quoted works
- A Doll's House 9
- An Enemy of the People 3
- Ghosts 3
- The Wild Duck 3
People so easily forget their past selves.
— Ghosts
I believe that before all else I am a reasonable human being, just as you are--or, at all events, that I must try and become one.
— The Doll's House: A Play
The right? Ah, what does it help to be in the right if you don't have any power?
— An Enemy of the People
You arranged everything according to your own taste, and so I got the same tastes as you - or else I pretended to. I am really not quite sure which - I think sometimes the one and sometimes the other.
— A Doll's House
She was an extraordinary person too! Would you believe it, she cut her hair short, and used to go about in men’s boots in bad weather
— Pillars of Society
Most people are ennobled by the actual presence of death. But how long do you suppose this nobility will last in him?
— The Wild Duck
You see, the point is that the strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone.
— An Enemy of the People
Torvald: I would gladly work night and day for you, Nora--bear sorrow and want for your sake. But no man would sacrifice his honour for the one he loves. Nora: But hundreds of thousands of women have done!
— A Doll's House
Laughter's all the damned thing's fit for.
— A Doll's House