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    struggles of the oppressed‚ perhaps the most daunting has been the most silently tyrannical. Women have spent ages proving their obvious intellectual‚ cognitive‚ and social equality to the male population‚ especially to the men in their lives. In “A Doll House” and “Trifles‚” Henrik Ibsen and Susan Glaspell illustrate how men not only underestimate their wives‚ but also drive them to hide their true thoughts‚ act in secrecy‚ and ultimately take formidable‚ yet understandable measures of overcompensation

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    In “ A Dolls House” Henrik Ibsen makes use of different images which indirectly symbolise something else. A typical Christmas tree is a very strong species which adapts to changing surroundings and environments. It has stiff green branches which are covered in prominent needles. With age the tree is also said to change colour to a reddish-orange. The Obvious characteristic of all Christmas trees is the fact that they are grown in their natural habitat and then chopped down and moved into the house

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    Yang Zhai November 9th 2012 Mr. Kunin ENG3U7-02 Claude’s journey of self-realization An essay on the play Hosanna by Michel Tremblay [Type the author name] Hosanna‚ a play written by the French-Canadian playwright Michel Tremblay‚ deals with complex personal and social issues. The main character Claude Lemieux is a transvestite who cross-dresses as Hosanna the drag queen. After attending a Halloween party with Cuirette‚ his homosexual biker boyfriend‚ Claude returns to his single room apartment

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    Compare and Contrast In “A Doll’s House” Torvald Helmer and Nora start out to seem as a happy married couple with three young children. In the beginning Nora is seen as woman who cares about her children and her husband but someone who also cares greatly about money. Torvald is seen as a man who is important in the society. Nora was portrayed as a very caring wife when it is revealed that she borrowed money illegally from Krogstad to fund the trip to Italy to try and save her husband life because

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    hospital until his last breathe was taken. The moment he stopped breathing it was as if I piece of me was torn out. Not physically‚ but in a mental way far worse than any physical pain could cause me. Within the last couple weeks I have come to the realization that my grandpa is not coming back. Although this hurts I know that I must move on in life with a "part" of me missing inside. Dwelling on this dreadful event is not going to make life easier for me to deal with as time passes by. It is almost clear

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    Out of a Dolls House Inot The Real World From day one birds are born curious‚ but helpless. However‚ they grow and develop until one day they finally gain the confidence to leave the nest and fly away. In writer Ibsen’s drama A Dolls House readers witness a very similar cycle happen to the character Nora. She is helpless 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

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    Written Task 1 Narrative text – Fable Fable on Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House. Student Name: Seif El Din El Nadoury IB Candidate number: Session: IB English language & literature HL Universal American School Dubai Date: 17/12/2012 Rationale Word Count: 297 Fable Word Count: 997 Rationale: In this fable‚ I will try to illustrate the themes of money and reputation in the drama A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen; and how having them as a priority in your life will eventually

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    SECTION 1: LIBRARY quietness librarians computers/ laptops movement of seats text books and anthologies notes on tables people scribbling in notebook people with their hands on their heads backpacks on the floor people unzipping bags computer pages on online shopping‚ twitter‚ Facebook‚ school work people explaining topics of what they know to be the right information for the subject to other people people tapping their feet and their pencils‚ restless movement from different groups

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    Nora Helmer in “A Doll’s House” and Amanda Wingfield in “The Glass Menagerie”‚ are both iconic figures that play an important role in their respective plays. These characters are similar as well as different in comparison. Both Nora and Amanda are seen as a very good mother. They also are not in touch with the reality. The difference between Nora and Amanda is that Nora wanted the freedom from her husband‚ whereas on the other hand‚ Amanda felt helpless after she lost her husband. Another difference

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    A Dolls House After reading "A Dolls House" by Henrik Ibsen‚ I felt that I had a better grasp of the relationship between men and women in the Victorian era. The man was all- powerful in this time; women were well in the background‚ subservient and dependent on men in all areas of her life. It was surprising to me that women were not allowed to sign legal documents‚ such a personal loan without a man’s signature. Total dependency had to be a tough pill to swallow for strong willed women. I am sure

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