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    The Doll House Essay Role play seems to be the name of the game in Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House. The main characters in the play pretend to be someone who others would like them to be‚ instead of being their true selves. The person that stands out the most as a character whose role play is almost impeccable to the point where it seems she leads two different lives is Nora. She is Torvald’s loving and childish wife‚ and unknowingly‚ a strong‚ independent woman. As the play progresses‚ Nora’s persona

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    Ibsen A Dolls House

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    “Ibsen Play” The play “A Doll’s House” by Henrik Isben brings to light the realities of middle class society and its values. A woman’s place in 1800’s society was very different than it is today. Women did not have the same freedoms that they have today‚ in spite of the fact that they were strong and intelligent. Nora used this strength and intelligence in play and was punished for it. The play opens up with Nora arriving home and being greeted by her husband in a condescending manner.

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    A Doll House 3

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    character‚ Torvald‚ in the play A Doll House‚ by Henrik Ibsen could be viewed as a morally ambiguous character. He displays the character traits of a morally ambiguous person. Torvald’s personal consumption of appearances shows how he treats his wife and home and personal pride. Torvald’s wife Nora is the center of several of the traits that classify him as a morally ambiguous character. Nora is more like a possession to Torvald than a soul mate or wife. She is like a doll to him‚ something that he

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    A Doll House Analyzation

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    1. A Doll House By: Henrik Ibsen This quotation is found within the play “A Doll House”. The character Nora is speaking to her old friend Mrs. Linde and Dr.Rank. The time period and society Nora lived in‚ was where women were viewed as inferior to men. Women of that era were expected to stay at home and attend to the needs of their spouse and children. Her husband Torvald‚ would constantly disallow the slightest pleasures that she aspired to have‚ such as macaroons. Nora lived a life of lies in

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    A Doll House Reflection

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    | | | | |“Nora‚ Nora‚ how like a woman! No‚ but seriously‚ Nora‚ you know|The opening of “A Doll House” begins by discussing some of the | |what I think about that. No debts! Never borrow! Something of |morals and values that Torvald Helmer finds important. From the | |freedom’s lost --- and something of beauty too --- from a home |very

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    The Doll s House

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    Katherine Nansfield “The Doll’s House” is short story that observes the class structure of the 1920s in New Zealand. Though the Burnells use the arrival of their doll’s house to show off to their friends and exclude the Kelveys‚ Kezia is able to see beyond the constrictive social structure and invites the Kelveys in regardless of their social background. An idea‚ presented in this story‚ that is relevant to people in today’s society is the innocence and imagination of youth contrasted with the cynicism

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    A Dolls House Analysis

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    Perez February 5‚ 2013 A Doll’s House Analysis on Self Responsibility Mothers are known to be the true base of a family‚ and without one families tend to fall apart. They put their children and spouses before them all the time‚ and more often than not their self responsibility revolves around taking care of their family. This has been the case since the dawn of time and has remained prevalent throughout the world. In Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House‚ the theme of self responsibility is exploited

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    Doll House Study Guide

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    A TEACHER’S GuidE TO THE SiGNET CLASSiCS EdiTiON OF HENRIK IBSEN’S A DOLL’s HOUsE by LAURA REIS MAYER S e r i e S e d i t o r S : Jeanne M. McGlinn and JaMes e. McGlinn both at UniverSity of north Carolina at aSheville  A Teacher’s Guide to the Signet Classics Edition of Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House TABLE OF CONTENTS An Introduction .....................................................................................................3 List of Characters ...........

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    Symbolism in The Doll’s House Katherine Mansfield’s The Doll’s House‚ clearly illustrates the symbolic journey of Kezia as she wanders in her childhood purity. The symbolic relationship that Kezia develops with the lamp in The Doll’s House‚ is critical to the development of the plot. In addition‚ the depiction of Kezia‚ provides a contrasting outlook on English hierarchy. To begin‚ the Burnell Children receive a doll’s house from Mrs. Hay. As the two eldest Burnell children

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    A DOLL S HOUSE

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    In the play “A DOLL’S HOUSE”‚ we are presented with a very idealistic version of life in the late 1800’s‚ and along with that‚ the very confined roles both men and women were placed into. “A DOLL’S HOUSE” lends proof to the fact that women do not always enjoy the freedom to say‚ do and choose a lifestyle that they find fulfilling. The story that the play presents sheds a very domineering light on males as heads of households‚ and in society in general‚ and portrays women as dependent and subservient

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