I'm writing a paper tonight and I was in the zone, researching and all, but I came across this quote about Ibsen and I have to share it.
"Ibsen's message to you is- If you are a member of society, defy it; if you have a duty, violate it; if you have a sacred tie, break it; if you have a religion, stand on it instead of crouching under it; if you have bound yourself by a promise or an oath, cast them to the winds; if the lust of self-sacrifice seize you, wrestle with it as with the devil, and if, in spite of all, you cannot resist the temptation to be virtuous, go drown yourself before you have time to waste the lives of all about you with the infection of that fell disease."
And it goes on. I wish I could write out the entire essay. So interesting. If you've read any of Ibsen you will understand this, if you haven't, hopefully this will make you curious.
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