Friendship: Perspectives From Two Modern Plays

From ancient times until the nineteenth century, loyalty, trust, understanding, forbearance, and empathy were only some of merits one expected to find as foundation true friendship in Western culture. For instance, Aristotle insists that must be “reciprocal” “must involve a wish for good loved an end itself”. Any based on personal gains, whether tangible or not, would have been dismissed false friendship. The transition from relatively simple life Aristotle’s time following centuries complex modern age has produced dramatic change culture, evidently encompassed concept Whereas Industrial Revolution initiated gradual change, shifting world’s economy agricultural industrial one, friendships ‘excellence’ ‘utility’ ‘pleasure’ was rather more accelerated, sense what viewed superficial relationships became, over short period time, dominant culture recognized manifestations This study explores this cultural depicted two dramas— Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov A Doll’s House Henrik Ibsen.