Ibsen
Scandinavian theater revolutionary
Henrik Ibsen was a Norwegian playwright of the late nineteenth century, widely considered the father of modern drama.
His realistic plays—*A Doll's House*, *Hedda Gabler*, *Ghosts*—shocked audiences by examining social hypocrisy, women's roles, and moral corruption.
Ibsenian describes work influenced by his style of psychological realism and social critique.
Russian short-story master
- ShawBritish-origin family name
- Arthur MillerAmerican dramatist, mid-century
- modern dramaPost-nineteenth-century theatrical works
- StanislavskiActing technique innovator
Examination of societal problems
- gender rolesExpected behaviors by sex
- moralityRight and wrong principles
- psychologyStudy of mind, behavior
- marriageFormal union between partners
repression · liberation · taboo · scandal · duty · inheritance · syphilis · suicide
Disastrous or sorrowful event
- symbolismRepresenting concepts through images
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- soliloquyDramatic speech to oneself
- monologueUninterrupted solo address
protagonist · antagonist · subtext · stage directions · ensemble · exposition · climax · denouement
Norway's chief city
- BergenNorwegian coastal city
- NorwayScandinavian coastal kingdom
- ScandinaviaNordic countries collectively
- NordicOf northern Europe
fjord · National Theatre · Edvard Grieg · exile · Munich · Rome
Chekhov
Russian short-story master
- ShawBritish-origin family name
- Arthur MillerAmerican dramatist, mid-century
- modern dramaPost-nineteenth-century theatrical works
social critique
Examination of societal problems
- gender rolesExpected behaviors by sex
- moralityRight and wrong principles
- psychologyStudy of mind, behavior
marriage · repression · liberation · taboo · scandal · duty · inheritance · syphilis · suicide · women's rights
A Doll's House
Ibsen's feminist stage work
- BrandA family name
tragedy
Disastrous or sorrowful event
- symbolismRepresenting concepts through images
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- soliloquyDramatic speech to oneself
monologue · protagonist · antagonist · subtext · stage directions · ensemble · exposition · climax · denouement · fourth wall
Oslo
Norway's chief city
- BergenNorwegian coastal city
- NorwayScandinavian coastal kingdom
- ScandinaviaNordic countries collectively
Nordic · fjord · National Theatre · Edvard Grieg · exile · Munich · Rome
- literaturebooks, book, fiction, poetry, stories
- AuthorsShakespeare, William Shakespeare, Mark Twain, Twain, F. Scott Fitzgerald
- dramaTV drama, acting, television drama, drama school, playwright
- NorwayOslo, Bergen, Trondheim, fjord, fjords
- ScandinaviaNorway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland
- Classic AuthorsShakespeare, Dante, Homer, Chaucer, Milton
IbsenGilbert and Sullivan
Victorian operetta collaborators
vaudeville · farce · pantomime · Oscar Wilde · operetta