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    She wrote that they only try to act perfect when the girl that plays with the family of dolls. In the video it also shows that at the end‚ the girl that plays goes into the dollhouse and see that everything is not perfect. Melanie Martinez’s character in the song is Crybaby and in the end of the video Crybaby just looks into the camera. Looks like she didn’t really mind that the girl playing with the dolls found out the truth.

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    provoked controversy in the nineteenth century. “ A Doll House” is one of the clearest portraits of women’s lives in this era in which they have to struggle with many challenges to identify themselves and to see the value of individuals. Nora‚ who is being suppressed in her own house and representing as a doll‚ a decoration. However‚ eventually‚ Nora finds out her true self and she knows that she deserves more. Throughout the play‚ Ibsen creates a Nora with so many faces and characteristics‚ nonetheless

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    Doll House Poem Analysis

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    The song “Dollhouse” (by Melanie Martinez) depicts a dysfunctional family trying to portray themselves as the perfect family. In the beginning of the song‚ a girl is playing with her dolls in her dollhouse. Everything appears to be normal‚ but as she turns away the dolls come to life and reveal their true identity. The song labels the family of four individually with the narrator being the daughter. The first member of the family described is the mother. She is a raging alcoholic who is self-medicating

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    Beowulf: A Tragic Hero

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    monster namely Grendel‚ a very strong monster‚ that killed hundreds of people. This movie really shows the heroic act of Beowulf. His fighting is really great and convinced me a lot to admire and idolize him. Even his fellowmen considered him as a hero but he is not boastful or deceitful of being a strong man. He considers himself as a man who is willing to do everything to protect his people over the giant monster and to avoid killings. He is still a virtuous man. And even Unferth said to all that

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    When people think of heroes‚ most think of Batman or Superman. However‚ heroes of our time are completely different from comic book heroes. They are able to do things no average person could do‚ helping people around the world who need the help. Some qualities of these heroes include being brave‚ caring‚ a leader‚ and an inspiration to all. Heroes can be fiction or non-fiction‚ however‚ the non-fiction heroes have qualities that set them apart from everyone in the world. The first and most important

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    play. Ibsen sets up the Act by first introducing us to the central issue: Nora and her relation to the exterior world (Nora entering with her packages). Nora serves as a symbol for women of the time; women who were thought to be content with the luxuries of modern society with no thought or care of the world in which they lived. Indeed‚ there is some truth in this (the extent of this is debatable). As the play reveals‚ Nora does delight in material wealth‚ having been labeled a spendthrift from an

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    by the strong and rich‚ as well as an obsession with material possessions is a common theme found in Henrik Ibsen’s play “A Doll’s House”. Karl Marx states that “the ruling ideas are nothing more than the ideal expression of the dominant material relationships‚ the dominant relationships grasped as ideas” (Marx). These ideas are realized throughout “A Doll’s House”. The main characters in are all affected by the lack or acquisition of money‚ and their entire lives and ways of thinking are based

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    that Macbeth is a tragic hero in the story of Macbeth. Aristotle’s definition of a tragic hero is “The tragic hero is a man of noble stature or high position. He is not an ordinary man‚ but a man with outstanding quality and greatness about him. His own destruction is for a greater cause or principle.” I view that as a person that does something bad with good intentions. Macbeth didn't hate king Duncan. He was family and gave him a promotion. The king was at his house to celebrate the promotion

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    A tragic hero is a man of noble stature‚ not just any ordinary man‚ but a man with outstanding qualities and greatness about him. This nobleman will also have a serious tragic flaw which leads to his disastrous downfall. In Shakespeare’s play‚ Julius Caesar‚ two characters come to mind who may fit this definition - Julius Caesar and Marcus Brutus. Julius Caesar is a military leader‚ politician and the ruler of Rome. Many people love him for taking down Pompey‚ yet some people fear his power. Brutus

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    Men: • Both have the money and control over how it is spent • Are worried about their status in the community- their reputation is very important to them • Treat women like dolls-are playthings‚ decorative‚ add to the house with their beauty and charm. • Both patronize the women –use diminutives • Make all the decisions financial and otherwise for the family. • Males are dominant • Both regard their wives as intellectually inferior‚ don’t want a wife who is independent and free thinking

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