premiere of Ibsen’s A Doll’s House‚ much has been discussed regarding the final controversial scene. Why does Nora leave not only Torvald but her children as well? Many critics and theater-goers questioned the morality of the play’s resolution. In fact‚ some productions in Germany refused to produce the original ending. Ibsen acquiesced and grudgingly wrote an alternate ending in which Nora breaks down and cries‚ deciding to stay‚ but only for her children’s sake.A Doll’s house; a chance to engulf yourself
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House of Asterion‚ written by Jorge Luis Borges‚ is a short story that takes a first person point of view of a Minotaur named Asterion. The story is about Asterion’s life style and how he occupies his time. However the reader doesn’t find out that Asterion is a Minotaur until the very end of the story. Without this key piece of information the reader cannot view Asterion as a regular person. Another important part of the story that is left out is how his house is labyrinth. This again makes it easier
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Bleak House In the book “Bleak House” Charles Dickens expresses his contempt towards the vast amount of pollution in the air‚ water and lives of the citizens due to the filthy and unsanitary conditions in London. Throughout the book‚ Dickens describes very vividly the mud in the streets‚ the fog in the air and the dung in the streets. The polluted conditions in London were described as being a layer of thick fog that held within it components of gas‚ dirt‚ grime dung and grease. Just about every
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A Doll House A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen Analysis Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House makes the argument that above all‚ a successful marriage can only be based in trust‚ mutual honesty‚ and equality. Honesty and trust go hand in hand‚ and only when both parties are honest enough to trust each other can a marriage work. The play begins with Torvold criticizing the idea of being in debt when in actuality his wife (Nora) owes a great deal of money that she borrowed to finance a trip to Italy that saved
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This is a passage from the book “Doctor in the house” by Richard Gordon‚ a well-known English writer‚ the author wrote his “Doctor” series‚ which is noted for description of medical student’s years of professional training. The present extract touches upon the final examinations of medical students. The text under analysis belong to the psychological type and description type as it is concerned mainly with the emotional actions of the characters. The subject-matter of this text is about sitting
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The House of God‚ by Samuel Shem is a satirical novel that represents the lives of young interns interning at a hospital nicknamed “The House of God.” The came from the top of their medical school class to the bottom of the hospital staff to serve a year performing distasteful work‚ experiencing poor working conditions‚ and losing close contact with family and friends. But only the Fat Man‚ the all-knowing resident‚ could sustain them in their struggle to survive‚ to stay sane‚ and to be doctors
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A doll’s house Costume I think the costumes used in ‘A doll’s house’ were quite symbolic and symbolized the characters various roles in society. When we first see Nora she is wearing a shiny blue dress which shows she is well off which gives the audience the idea that she has a degree of elegance about her. In those times women dressed modestly and this was an example of the types of clothes they were supposed to wear while around the house. They were expected to cook‚ clean and look after
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Henrik Ibsen wrote A Doll’s House‚ a dramatic play‚ in 1879.The play takes place in a Norwegian town. The Helmers are a middle-class family. Torvald and Nora have been married for eight years and have three children. Nora and Torvald appear to have everything they need‚ but in reality their marriage is meaningless. Nora is like a child. She eats sweets behind her husband’s back because he prohibits her to eat them. Instead of meaningful discussions‚ Torvald uses degrading pet names and meaningless
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Literary Analysis A Haunted House The characters in the story are the couple that lives in the home currently and the couple that is dead that use to live in the home previously and wanders through the house. The couple that lives in the house is not afraid. They now that two ghosts are going through their home looking for something. The other couple‚ that is ghosts‚ is harmless. They mean the narrator and her husband no harm. They wander in and out of the house looking for something that is
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Nora has not always been a feminist; it is throughout the play A Doll’s House that she changes the way she reacts when interacting with others. She is introduced as a subordinate‚ submissive woman who tends to allow others to walk all over her. These "doormat" characteristics are especially prevalent beginning in Act I‚ where Nora keeps to herself and is used as a puppet by Torvald. For example‚ Nora states‚ "Yes‚ yes‚ as you wish‚ Torvald‚" in response to her husband’s orders (Ibsen‚ 111). As a
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