Freedom is merely a pacified incompetence. The charade of freedom gently blankets its victims, unaware of how oppressed they truly are. It is not uncommon that the members of an oppressed society will inevitably begin to oppress portions of their own population under their own control. This concept is demonstrative of the corruption of man; a notion habitually explored in the texts of several classic authors. This radical ideology is comparable to that of the Norwegian playwright, Henrik Ibsen, as well as the Russian novelist, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, in that the two communicated their stark aversion toward oppressed industrial society through their numerous contentious works. The various aspects of the industrial society include: a rapacious need for material gain and possessions, vicious trade and commerce commencements, as well as a rising change in perceived social status and importance (Newton). The middle class society grew in many regions as urbanization became more prevalent. Alongside the expanding significance of the middle class, came increasing corruption and hypocrisy. The works of Ibsen often aim to critique social elements of the industrial society of his time. He often discusses corruption of middle and upper class society, which lay just beneath the surface (Bishop). Ibsen’s opinion on the aristocratic population is not obscure, particularly in the falling-action of his play "Pillars of Society." He radically criticized the specialized treatment of the richer population by featuring a man who is undeniably guilty of attempted murder, yet the man escapes court without any further punishment (Cardullo). Aside from the general oppression of the lower classes, Ibsen also controversially criticized the apparent mistreatment of women. He most adamantly represented his opinions on the matter of misunderstood women in his play "A Doll’s House." The play features a conflicted woman, Nora, who in her early life is oppressed by