Introduction:
Author’s philosophy:
Henrik Johan Ibsen (1828-1906) is the father of modern drama. He challenged the contemporary drama that was farcical, shallow and crude. Ibsen was a great innovator in dramatic art as he selected to break free of conventions by introducing topical issues into his drama. He challenged the contemporary ideas about fixed role of women, concept of marriage, gender issues and male dominated society. Ibsen asserted that only free individuals could build a free society.
Ibsen had a deep interest in the nature of women and their unjust treatment by society of his time. Ibsen’s plays seem to redefine the role of women in society. His female characters like Lona Hassel, Nora Helmer, Helena Alving and Hedda Gabler are true picture of problems and issues of women in Ibsen’s time. While addressing a conference in 1912, he said,
“A woman cannot be herself in the society of the present day, This is an exclusively masculine society, with laws framed by Men and with judicial system that judges feminine conduct from a masculine point of view”
So his play Hedda Gabler is innovative work in the history of English literature because in it he has reversed the traditional submissive role of woman through the bold protagonist Hedda. His purpose in writing this play was to break the conventional stereotypical roles …show more content…
No nation of the world can progress without the contribution of women. Men and women are like two wheels of the carriage of life. In the past, women were ignored and considered unable to participate in social activities, and their role was limited to domestic chores and child bearing. Gradually they asserted their importance through education and came out on the social and political field to rub shoulder with the men. Now a day, the role performed by women in every field of life is worth mentioning. In present era, they are rendered to be the forces that shape a
Author’s philosophy:
Henrik Johan Ibsen (1828-1906) is the father of modern drama. He challenged the contemporary drama that was farcical, shallow and crude. Ibsen was a great innovator in dramatic art as he selected to break free of conventions by introducing topical issues into his drama. He challenged the contemporary ideas about fixed role of women, concept of marriage, gender issues and male dominated society. Ibsen asserted that only free individuals could build a free society.
Ibsen had a deep interest in the nature of women and their unjust treatment by society of his time. Ibsen’s plays seem to redefine the role of women in society. His female characters like Lona Hassel, Nora Helmer, Helena Alving and Hedda Gabler are true picture of problems and issues of women in Ibsen’s time. While addressing a conference in 1912, he said,
“A woman cannot be herself in the society of the present day, This is an exclusively masculine society, with laws framed by Men and with judicial system that judges feminine conduct from a masculine point of view”
So his play Hedda Gabler is innovative work in the history of English literature because in it he has reversed the traditional submissive role of woman through the bold protagonist Hedda. His purpose in writing this play was to break the conventional stereotypical roles …show more content…
No nation of the world can progress without the contribution of women. Men and women are like two wheels of the carriage of life. In the past, women were ignored and considered unable to participate in social activities, and their role was limited to domestic chores and child bearing. Gradually they asserted their importance through education and came out on the social and political field to rub shoulder with the men. Now a day, the role performed by women in every field of life is worth mentioning. In present era, they are rendered to be the forces that shape a