Brand (play)

Brand is a play by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. It is a verse tragedy, written in 1865 and first performed in Stockholm on 24 March 1885. Brand was an intellectual play that caused many people to "think out of the box".

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Play - Norwegian - Playwright - Henrik Ibsen - Tragedy - 1865 - Stockholm - 24 March - 1885 - Intellectual

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Brand is a conservative, fundamentalist priest who insists that rules and customs are strictly adhered to, and that people follow God with great fear. He believes in a "God of All or Nothing." It is this inflexible attitude which finally brings his downfall. In his dying words at the end of the play, Brand screams out to God, asking, "If you're not the God of All or Nothing, than what are you?" The final words are from an unknown voice: "I am the God of Love."

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Conservative - Fundamentalist - God

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