"Are you accusing the world or is the world accusing you? " DOGEN Henrik Ibsen (1828 - 1906) was a Norwegian writer whose work is primarily dramatic. In the entire history of literature, there are very few who have measured up to Ibsen's standard. Recognized as the father of modern drama for his realistic portrayal of all types of psycho-sociological problems, Ibsen was considered the Shakespeare of the modern era. His plays made the everyday man confront himself and evaluate the society and himself with a differe...

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