HELMER: But this is disgraceful. Is this the way you neglect your most sacred duties? NORA: What do you consider is my most sacred duty? HELMER: Do… - Henrik Ibsen

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HELMER: But this is disgraceful. Is this the way you neglect your most sacred duties?

NORA: What do you consider is my most sacred duty?

HELMER: Do I have to tell you that? Isn't it your duty to your husband and children?

NORA: I have another duty, just as sacred.

HELMER: You can't have. What duty do you mean?

NORA: My duty to myself.

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About Henrik Ibsen

Henrik Johan Ibsen (20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet. He is often referred to as "the father of realism" and is considered one of the founders of Modernism in theatre.

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Pen Names: Brynjolf Bjarme
Birth Name: Henrik Johan Ibsen
Alternative Names: Henrich Johan Ibsen Henrich Ibsen
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long as I can remember, I have worked, and it has been my greatest
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is so dreadfully empty and I feel so forsaken. There is not the
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