Action and Consequence in Ibsen, Chekhov and Strindberg

 Henrik Ibsen, Anton Chekhov and August Strindberg--innovators of modern drama--created characters whose reckless pursuits of irrational objectives blind them to better options. Ibsen''s protagonists in A Doll''s House, Hedda Gabler and The Master Builder try to bend the world to conform to their personal visions--with disastrous results. Chekhov''s characters refuse to do anything, instead dra...