How did Henrik Ibsen’s strokes affect his final years?

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Portrait of Henrik Ibsen, Norwegian dramatist and poet, with glasses, prominent sideburns, and formal attire, photographed in 1901. — Henrik Ibsen Norwegian dramatist and poet Henrik Ibsen.

Following his return to Norway, Henrik Ibsen continued to write plays until he suffered a stroke in 1900. A second stroke occurred a year later, which left him a bedridden invalid for the remainder of his life until his death in 1906.1