THE THEME OF WOMEN'S LIBERATION IN IBSEN'S PLAYS AND ITS IMPACT ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY FEMINIST WRITERS

Abstract

mixture of two aspects; the individual (the assert himself) and the g r e g a r i ,•dS ( the desire to ',,-, safe) , These u,o aspects are a Li.n vs in conflict. It is not e11sy for mnny people to st11nd in th� face of social tJVU\"t..... ntions and �a t h c i r- own h'ny. Thus, they m i g h t sacrifice their i nd i vi dua Li t v for the sake of their safety. This is t h o greatest mistake THe Norweaian playwright, l!enrik Ibsen .;ho lived one hundred years ago was mainly interested in individuality, His main aim in life was to advocate individuality to the full. True individuality to

Ibsen means finding oneself and being it. Ibsen b e Li e ve d that the human beings' mission i s to try as hard us they can to discover t h e i r potentialities and make full use of them. lie thought that all people should regard themselves as human beings first of all then males or females, c.• :i ti z e n s of certain c o un t. r y , members O t' u political pa r t.y or be Li e vee of a certain religion According to Ibsen, true i n d i vi d ua l Lt.y cannot be achie�ed unless all obstacles are abolished. These c b s t.u cl c s c a n t1c! in the s h u p e of sociul, political or strong conventional beliefs that might stand in the wu:, of ti.,, i nd i vi d ua l 1,11,I hi,,J.,r the p ro c e s s of s e l f v r eu Li c a t i on . Thus true i nd i vi d u a Li t.v requires freedom in its full sense; freedom of and action. Otherwise individu,,,ity �• .•.1 be represse,l 110 matter what

slogans the I' • :.iciur1s might sav. Ibsen knew that achieving individuality is not so e a s y in practical life. Ian, bv nature, is a w i Ll, to