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The inspiration of ibsens playwrites comes directly from his family. Although Henrick was the oldest of his siblings he was often teased, because of this he became what we know as a"lone wolf". Many of the characters in his Playwrites are directly influenced by members of his family. In relation to this, i think that [|Ibsen's A Doll House]was inspired by his poverty as a kid. If you read the events of this famous playwrite, you will see that it is in direct relation to the "early"(1st 20 years) events of his life. See Below:

"Henrik Johan Ibsen was born 20 March 1828 in the house then-called `[|Stockmannsgården'] in the port town of Skien, Norway, the son of Marichen and Knud Ibsen, a merchant. The bustling port town, his father's merchant company and decline in fortunes would profoundly affect Ibsen's life and work. While apprenticing with a chemist Ibsen found his true calling, penning //Catiline// (1850), a tragedy in verse. He then attended Christiania (now Oslo) University where he edited the student paper. By his early twenties however he was completely immersed in the writing and direction of a number of successful dramatic productions throughout Norway. While living in Germany, in 1858 Ibsen married Suzannah Thoreson with whom he would have a son. Among his many works produced during this time were //The Pretenders// (1863); //Love's Comedy// (1863); //Brand// (1866); //Peer Gynt// (1867); //Emperor and Galilean// (1873); //Pillars of Society// (1877), //"The spirit of truth and the spirit of freedom—these are the pillars of society."//; //Ghosts// (1881); and //An Enemy of the People// (1882). //Hedda Gabler// (1890) was published in Munich, Germany;" taken from []



"Henrik Ibsen was born in Skien, Norway in 1828. Ibsen's first forty years were a battle against poverty and failure. Although born into a wealthy family, by the time Henrik was six, his father Knud Ibsen was made bankrupt and the family were forced to move from Skien to a farm. Henrik Ibsen, although the oldest child, was often teased and became a solitary character. He was to base characters from his dramas on certain members of his family. Daniel Heljre in //The League of Youth// was modelled on his father, whilst the heroine of //The Wild Duck// took her name from Hedwig, his sister and the only member of his family he felt close to. Henrik Ibsen, who wanted to be a doctor, spent six miserable years as an apprentice to an apothecary in Grimstad, and he also ended up paying many years maintenance after getting pregnant a servant ten years his senior. Henrik Ibsen started to write poems and plays. //Cataline// was his first full length play. It was written in verse and was published in 1850. Ibsen left Grimstad for the University of Kristiania and hoped that his writing would earn him an income. However //Cataline// did not sell and he continued to struggle; and meanwhile he failed his Greek and Mathematics exams. However Ole Bull of the Bergen Theatre offered him the post of Resident Poet. Ibsen stayed there for seven years writing plays in verse." Taken from []

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