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    Henrik Ibsen

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    In the plays Ghosts‚ An Enemy of the People‚ and Wild ducks by Henrik Ibsen there are many similar themes‚ which become evident to the reader. A theme‚ which is consistent though out these plays‚ is the opposing values of the Ideal and the Real. The views of the idealist versus the realists make for many duels between the two personalities. The theme of idealism versus realism is also dealt with in the play The Wild Duck. Gregers Werle has avoided his father‚ whom he detests‚ by spending fifteen

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    Ghosts

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    Ghosts A Domestic Tragedy in Three Acts by Henrik Ibsen Translated by R. Farquharson Sharp A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Ghosts: A Domestic Tragedy in Three Acts by Henrik Ibsen‚ trans. Farquharson Sharp is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnished free and without any charge of any kind. Any person using this document file‚ for any purpose‚ and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania

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    Strindberg's Ibsen

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    Barbara Lide Michigan Technological University STRINDBERG’S IBSEN: ADMIRED‚ EMULATED‚ SCORNED‚ AND PARODIED In 1893‚ when August Strindberg was living in Berlin‚ he posed for a portrait painted by the Norwegian artist Christian Krogh. Krogh reportedly painted seven portraits of Strindberg at this time‚ one of which was purchased by Henrik Ibsen. As is well known‚ Ibsen hung that portrait of Strindberg on the wall of his study‚ and he has been quoted as saying that he could not write a line without

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    Hedda Gabler by Ibsen

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    Critical Analysis of Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler A spider becomes caught in it’s own web. This is an example of an attempted manipulation that went awry. Hedda Gabler‚ by Henrik Ibsen‚ is a work about a woman who manipulates the fates of others in order to fulfill her own desires. The title character is a woman who has recently returned from a six month “honeymoon” with her groom‚ Tesman‚ a man whom she does not love. She yearns for freedom‚ but she feels as if she cannot

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    Ibsen presents Pastor Manders throughout the play as a preacher‚ a priest who tries to lecture the other characters and invite them to religion and morality. Manders is shown as a wise man try to guide this family as the father has been a womanizer and has been recently dead. Therefore‚ out of despair‚ the mother of the family‚ Mrs Alving tries to seek advice from Manders. In fact Ibsen dramatizes Mander as a religious‚ close-minded‚ mysterious preacher who clings to dogmatic beliefs and social standards

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    Ghosts

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    Why do people believe in ghosts ? According to the Skeptics Dictionary‚ “a ghost is an alleged disembodied spirit of a dead person. Ghosts are often depicted as inhabiting haunted houses‚ especially houses where murders have occurred. As per a popular belief‚ ghosts are the souls of those who have passed away. They stay on earth‚ unable to make it to the higher realms‚ because of some unfinished jobs on earth. In case you haven’t observed‚ ghosts usually appear either in graveyards or in places

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    Biography of Henrik Ibsen

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    Biography of Henrik Ibsen In this semester‚ we study so many various poems‚ short stories by different authors. All of the authors have their own style of doing their work. They accomplished a lot by their work. Most of the authors have some special work for which they still recognized by people. Henrik Ibsen is one of them‚ whose work people still read and like it. Some of the work even inspires people to do certain action or believe in their concepts. The author’s biography is always studied

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    ghosts

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    Ghosts are a significant part of a religion. It was mentioned and written in many parts of religious scriptures. The life after death was acknowledged in many of these scriptures. Nevertheless‚ it probably holds the logic behind paranormal activities. We acknowledge our existence because we believe we can see‚ touch‚ and feel ourselves. We tie in the existence of God as an extension of ours‚ without God we would not be here. As the Heaven and hell exist so we can separate the good from the bad.Ever

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    Ghost

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    Ghosts The play starts out with Oswald Alving returning home to visit his mother one of the few times he has visited since leaving home as a young boy. He was sent away to prevent him from becoming morally tainted by his father‚ Captain Alving‚ who later died of syphilis. Manders‚ the mother’s former lover‚ also visits and tells off Mrs. Alving for not living a more conventional life and having an education. In the play‚ Oswald reveals that he is also suffering from syphilis and will inevitably

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    Feminism Liberal Feminism

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    Brewer‚ P. (2004) ‘‘Frederick Engels: The Origin of The Family‚ Private Property‚ and the State’’ from http://readingfromtheleft.com/PDF/EngelsOrigin.pdf 8 9. Knaus‚ K. (2007) ‘‘ Turkish Women: A Century Of Change ’’ 10 11. Freedman‚ J. (2001) ‘‘ Feminism’’ Open University Press 12

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