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At the very beginning‚ everything seems fine with Torvald and Nora if Nora’s initial act of dishonesty is ignored. Torvald calls to her first. “When did my squirrel come home?” (Act I) Right after answering him‚ Nora does her best to hide the macaroons she had eaten against Torvald’s wishes by stuffing the bag in her pocket and frantically wiping the evidence from her mouth. All is seemingly well between them besides Nora’s lack of willpower against cookies. When Christine comes on the scene‚ she
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Suppression of women was a serious issue in several countries over the past few centuries. The women of Spain and Norway were suppressed at the time the two plays A Doll’s House and The House of Bernarda Alba were written. Although this issue has improved in most countries‚ it still is occurring in some countries. This issue was portrayed in the themes of these two plays. Both A Doll’s House and The House of Bernarda Alba portray the suppression of women and their lack of freedom in different ways
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finances (Hartman‚ 1999). Permission to do so was sought from the husband before doing such acts. Nora‚ “the little featherbrain”‚ a nickname given by her Torvald was just the opposite of that (Isben‚ 1879). She defied most of the rules. She ate macaroons and lied about it to her husband. She secretly forged her father’s signature‚ borrowed money without her husband’s permission‚ and boasted about it to her friend‚ Mrs. Linde (Isben‚ 1879). She was secretly proud of the sacrifice that she had made
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Elizabeth Threats Professor William Isaacson English 102 MA1 4 May 2013 A Doll’s House This play is based on a marriage between two people. A relationship built not on trust and equality but on lies and deception. The play brings to life a woman’s role in society and the inequality between the sexes. The play introduces us to some shady characters. The first is Nora Helme the wife of Torvald Helmer. On the ouside she portrays herself to be a loving wife‚ devoted mother and a carefree
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as if she was just made for him to please him and to act just the way he wants her to almost like a puppet. Torvald and Kristine refer to Nora as a child. At the beginning of the play we see Nora acting childish by begging for money and hiding macaroons. She seems selfish and silly but Torvald seems amused by this behavior and
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ask for money and rendering herself helpless in accomplishing the simplest tasks such as choosing a dress. Small acts of disobedience on Nora’s part are the primary indicator of the growing weight of the façade that Torvald imposes on her. Eating macaroons and saying “to hell and be damned” are two ways in which Nora chips at the mold of behavior that Torvald sets for her. Nora’s outgrowing of the costume Torvald idealizes is marked by actions such as Nora’s remark that she would like to “rip it into
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One early dew-dropped March morning‚ I watched my parents watching me walk through airport security for the first time completely alone. It was odd not having parents to ask if I should take off my shoes or belt. Once I had gotten through airport security‚ I took my ticket and walked in silence to my gate‚ surrounded by fast food chains‚ news stores with blaring T.V.s talking about world and national news‚ bars‚ and bookstores. When I finally found my gate‚ I took a breath of relief‚ this was going
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Explain the ways Oscar Wilde and Henrik Ibsen present the idea of appearance and reality in ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ and ‘A Doll’s house’ A recurring theme throughout the novel ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ and the play ‘A Doll’s House’ is one that explores reality vs appearance. The writers explore this theme through their protagonists‚ and show an underlying message that everything is not how it seems. As both texts progress the reader begins to see the corruption that occurred in the Victorian
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Stress and Anxiety Stress: Stress is your body’s way of responding to any kind of demand. It can be caused by both good and bad experiences. When people feel stressed by something going on around them‚ their bodies react by releasing chemicals into the blood. These chemicals give people more energy and strength‚ which can be a good thing if their stress is caused by physical danger. But this can also be a bad thing‚ if their stress is in response to something emotional and there is no outlet for
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