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    A Doll’s House A) Written by a Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen in 1879‚ A Doll ’s House is a three act play written in prose about a seemingly typical housewife‚ Nora Helmer. The story revolves around a committed forgery in order to save the life of her authoritarian husband Torvald whose career is in jeopardy due to blackmail from Nora’s previous lawyer. In the novel‚ Ibsen conveys a bleak picture of the sacrificial role held by women of all economic classes in his society and through the protagonist’s

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    A Doll’s House  Study Guide Questions  ACT I  1.   The fact that Nora pays the porter twice shows Nora’s wasteful habit‚ foreshadowing that  this might lead to problems in the future.  2.    It also shows that Nora is obedient to Helmer in front of him‚but it also shows another side  Nora’s character as she continues to get what she wants behind his back.     3.               Helmer’s pet names for Nora were: little lark‚ little squirrel‚ little spendthrift‚ and little  featherhead.             

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    Courage “I wanted you to see what real courage is‚ instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It’s when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. You rarely win‚ but sometimes you do.”Atticus follows through exactly what he said in the novel several times. He displays courage when he agrees to defend Tom Robinson‚ a black man accused wrongly of rape. In a southern town most people would have

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    Perspectives of Marriage In Literary Work In A Dolls House by Henrik Ibsen‚ and in Jane Austen’s Pride And Prejudice marriage is a major theme. It is a theme not always about love but about money‚ appearance‚ and self worth. This theme of marriage directly ties these two stories together and it also emphasizes character development and enlightenment. As these stories progress we see dramatic changes in our main characters. These changes lead to a realization about the true meaning of love and marriage

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    and this essay. The first way the novel portrays the theme of identity is through the mandrake dolls. The evil‚ possessed dolls‚ go on an evil tear and through that takes the victims identity. The fact is that if your identity is taken‚ you can’t control yourself anymore. This is seen when Tam Dubh takes control of Adam various times throughout the novel. In contrast the other possessed mandrake dolls take the identity of Mike and Richard‚ telling them do their dirty deeds for them. They then convince

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    ‘How would you perform the role of Nils Krogstad‚ on the two occasions when he is alone with Nora‚ in order to reveal his scheming nature?’ ‘A Doll’s house’ is a three act play by Henrik Ibsen‚ which tells the story of a woman named Nora and her advances into independence from her husband. The play is set in Norway and is naturalistic. The sub text in this play communicates to the audience how the characters are actually feeling‚ despite conveying a completely different emotion. Nils Krogstad

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    In other words‚ life is full of obstacles and hardships. But what is most important is to persevere‚ and I defiantly agree with this statement. Two literary works that support this statement are “Mother to Son” by Langston Hughes‚ and The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros. In the poem “Mother to Son”‚ the speaker admits that her life has been difficult‚ but despite the hardships‚ she does not give up. She uses an extended metaphor to describe to her son‚ how even though her life has been

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    We all know her‚ She’s a successful businesswoman‚ a member of a rock band‚ the first women in the moon and a Women’s World Cup Soccer player. Who is this superstar? It’s none other than Barbie doll; the doll who is only 50 years old and still looks like a teenager. This story takes place in the 30’s. It’s a story that’s starts out sounding like one we’ve all heard before. A young girl meets a boy and they fall in love‚ the girl graduates from high school. She has visions of a great career success

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    Japan which is on 3 March. At this festival‚ parents will put a display stage for their daughters that dolls wearing Wafuku and small furniture from the top to the bottom. Although this festival is not an official holiday in Japan‚ all of the family members will be together to bless girls for growing up happily and healthily to be an adult. It is very fastidious about the location of the dolls in the display stage. Usually‚ the top is a pair of emperor-Obina (おびな) and empress-Mebina (めびな) with

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