The theme of captivity begins as a literary tool in the development of the female protagonist through the genius of playwright, Henrik Ibsen. Ibsen’s Life and Times The theme of captivity as a literary tool in the development of the female protagonist comes from a life of bleak circumstances and paramount curiosity: the life of
Forshey 6 playwright Henrik Ibsen. Ibsen was born in 1828 and grew up in abject poverty as a result of his father’s bankruptcy. Ibsen’s mother suffered many hardships and
