Moreover‚ a very intriguing ironic parallel can be drawn between Nora and Torvald‚ when Torvald finds out about Nora’s forgery‚ he exclaims “Now you’ve wrecked all my happiness—ruined my whole future. Oh‚ it’s awful to think of. I’m in a cheap little grafter’s hands; he can do anything he wants with me‚ ask for anything‚ play with me like a puppet—and I can’t breathe a word. I’ll be swept down miserably into the depths on account of a featherbrained woman” (1292)‚ which is a complete role-reversal
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Ashley Johnson Mr. Bernal English 1302-049 3/25/13 Obligations can ruin a family Ibsen traveled Europe from 1864 to 1891‚ writing his most important plays while abroad. It was during this time that he wrote A Doll’s House (1879)‚ which would eventually earn him the title of “father of modern drama.” A Doll’s House shocked the audience with its portrayal of a contemporary wife and mother which forced audience
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as a women’s right play. Other critics support and agree with what Ibsen stressed as the main theme of the play stated
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and careless‚ then becomes fearful of the intense predicament she has gotten herself inot . But‚ at the end of the play she finally learns she must spread her wings and discover the world all on her own as she spreads her wings and flys away. Writer Ibsen make it very easy for readers to follow Nora’s transition inot an independent woman as she grows and develops as a round character. As a young woman Nora was raised to be dependent on the men in her life. She was trained to look to them for the
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To Torvald‚ Nora seems to be a creature for his pleasure and enjoyment‚ rather than someone with an important value. These references also depict Nora as someone who lacks identity and a sense of being in their marriage. Ibsen therefore effectively develops the theme of patriarchy from the start through such choice of diction in their dialogues‚ which clearly conveys the one-sided relationship that Torvald and Nora shares. Furthermore‚ Nora does not appear to be offended
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------------------------------------------------- A Doll’s House - A Discourse on Feminism ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- “For all these years‚ for eight years now‚ you’ve been my pride and joy‚ and now I find you’re a hypocrite and a liar‚ and worse‚ worse than that…a criminal! The whole thing is an abyss of ugliness! You ought to be ashamed.” ------------------------------------------------- “I believe that before anything
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practical reason soon appears. When asked by Judge Brack why she and Tesman married‚ Hedda responds that she “had danced herself out. My time was up.” She also includes “(With a slight shudder.) Ugh! No‚ I don’t want to say that. Or think it‚ either” (Ibsen 251). Two concepts can be taken away from this: Hedda has not married for love‚ and that she only married because she felt her
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DeGregorio Writing 106 27 February Ibsen’s Portrayal of Stereotypical Gender Roles Hendrik Ibsen’s famous‚ yet controversial‚ play “A Doll’s House‚” explores the apparent gender discrimination that greatly impacted women’s lives in the 19th century. Ibsen successfully sheds light on women’s rights and their lack of “importance” during this time by creating the fictional character‚ Nora Helmer‚ who is the main personality in the play. During the time period in which this play was written‚ a woman’s “job”
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Analysis of A Doll’s House by Henrick Ibsen Shira Simmons South University Online Kris Shelton March 12‚ 2013 A Doll’s House has several high points that lead up to what I’ve considered the most defining moment. When Torvald finally reads the letter Krogstad (a fellow schoolmate and an employee at the bank) wrote revealing that it was not from Nora’s father that she borrowed money‚ but from him‚ what follows was totally unexpected by me. It seems that the situation
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An audience of the nineteenth century production of ‘A Dolls House’ would hold strong connections to the patriarchy. Male dominance and the suppression of the female were regarded as ‘natural’ to an audience in this time. Ibsen strongly addresses these beliefs from the commencement of Act One. Progressively challenging the opinions of the audience as the play develops. The characters Nora and Torvald‚ on the surface of their relationship‚ address the commonplace gender roles assumed by male and
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