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Abstract
Henrik Ibsen was born in Skien, Norway on the 20th of March,
1828. He influenced the development of modern drama, in which the
centre of dramatic interest has shifted from violent action to what is
happening in people’s mind. Ibsen depicted the life of his time and he
made use of the ideas of his time.
This thesis is a study of the social dimension in Ibsenite drama.
The study focuses on three of Ibsen’s social plays. These plays are The
Pillars of Society (1877), A Doll’s House (1879), and An Enemy of the
People (1882). The study includes four chapters, in addition to the
introduction and the conclusion. In the introduction, the reasons of
choosing this topic and its importance are looked at, and in the
conclusion, the results are indicated.
Chapter one: Ibsen As A Social Dramatist. In Ibsen’s social plays,
he is concerned with the moral responsibility of a man to the society
around him. Ibsen exposes in his social plays the effect of lies, shames,
and evasions.
Chapter two: Illusion Vs. Reality in The Pillars of Society. In this
play, Ibsen examines the lie in public life, the struggle of the individual to
hide his sin and preserve his reputation at the expense of another man’s good name. Ibsen made the hero of the play become aware of the false
consciousness in which he and his society exist and decide to confess the
whole truth even at he cost of his reputation. The play concludes with the
hero’s admission that the spirits of truth and freedom are the true pillars of
society.
Chapter three: Woman’s liberation in A Doll’s House. One of the
serious issues of Ibsen’s day has been the position of women. The heroine
is much more than a revolting wife, she stands for the oppressed woman
of her time. Ibsen believed that women were not inferior to men in any
field. Through this play, Ibsen stressed the importance of women’s
individuality.
Chapter four: Exposure of Corruption in An Enemy of the People.
Ibsen’s main reason for writing this play was to illustrate the importance
of ethical choice and the freedom to make that choice without fear of
reprisal. Here freedom which represents truth clashes with democracy
which represents corruption and lies.