First Blog

Here is my first blog: Henrik Ibsen was a very astute man. Born in skien, a very a tiny coastal town south of Norway. His Father,Knud Ibsen was a very fortunate merchant, although he was a merchant his financial changed the family social positions. As a child Henrik always dreamed of becoming an artist. His mother was a devoted painter and LOVED theatre. His education was put to a halt at age 15 because of poverty.
He then was apprenticed at a local pharmacy and then in 1850 he moved to Oslo which was known as Christiana. he was an avid writer while making about 150 plays he was known worldwide. Henrik continued writing until a stroke in 1900, his marriage was pitiful and undesirable. he had a few relationships but never the same, One famous quote SAYS""A woman cannot be herself in the society of the present day, which is an exclusively masculine society, with laws framed by men and with judicial system that judges feminine conduct from a masculine point of view." which came from his workshop in 1912. He was Born march 20, 1828 and died may 23, 1906



Thanks to http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/ibsen.htm & http://www.theatredatabase.com/19th_century/henrik_ibsen_001.html