is centered around abortion. One of the nurses‚ Jenny‚ has a patient‚ Nora Harding‚ who realizes that she is pregnant with her ninth child. The family already struggles as it is‚ and Nora is distraught with the idea of trying to feed yet another child. When this episode is set‚ abortion is illegal in England‚ so Nora turns to other avenues to terminate the pregnancy. She tries many homemade tricks‚ such as taking Epsom Salts. Nora is not allowed to become sterilized‚ even though she fully consents
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with subtle‚ gentle verbal abuse that Nora absorbed like a sponge. Nora tolerated these actions as long as there was security for her and her children. Women of this era married mainly for security rather than love. If there was love in a marriage it was a by product of chance and a blessing‚ not the usual state of affairs between men and women. When Nora finally realizes that Torvald is not a man of honor the need for security and dependence is broken. Nora prays for a "miracle of miracles" hoping
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(Brooks et al p. 18) A Doll’s house evokes a type of space where all the characters will play roles as they might in child’s play. We are constantly reminded how important the title is‚ Ibsen constantly uses the theme of play throughout as Torvald treats Nora as a plaything‚ and treat’s her like a child. The doll metaphor is specifically referred to on more than one occasion in Act I‚ ‘no‚ dogs don’t bite nice little dolly children.’ (Act I‚ p.33) and in Act III ‘I was papa’s doll-child; and here the children
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However‚ in the late 1800’s‚ two writers created female characters that began to break conformity to go experience lives through their own choices rather than by what society expected. In “A Doll House” by Henrik Ibsen‚and The Awakening by Kate Chopin Nora demonstrates how she is stronger than Edna through her relationship with her husband and by how she chooses to cope with society’s views on
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highlighted in this‚ since previously he had remarked that; HELMER: ...I’ve often wished that you could be threatened by some imminent danger so that I could risk everything I had – even my life itself – to save you (Ibsen‚ 1879‚ p.218). Similarly‚ Nora is originally portrayed as society’s ‘perfect wife’; HELMER: You loved me as a wife should love her husband…I shouldn’t be a proper man if your feminine helplessness didn’t make you twice as attractive to me (Ibsen‚ 1879‚ p.223). The radical ending
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housewife. The wife‚ Nora‚ is introduced as a “spendthrift” who is accustomed to wasting her husband’s money on unnecessary items like christmas decorations. The language used between Nora and her husband‚ Torvald
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question the actions and characters of the play. In the play‚ a woman‚ call Nora‚ took a loan to save her husband’s life‚ Torvald. The problem of the play is that she did not tell him. Due to a letter Torvald receive from Mr. Krogstad‚ he gets to know about the debt. The husband reclaims Nora for her actions‚ calls her a stupid woman and then tells her she is not an adequate mother. As the result of Torvald acts and words‚ Nora decides to leave the house. Ibsen’s play has evoked a lot of controversy
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The controversial issues of women ’s rights and equality for blacks in America during the 19th and 20th centuries ’ are themes that paved the way for the success of two famous historical playwrights. Henrik Ibsen‚ one of the founders of modernism in theater‚ explores throughout some of his plays the theme of gender roles during the 19th century. August Wilson ’s plays "constitute a cycle that traces the black experience in America throughout the twentieth century" (1027). He emphasizes the struggle
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that plays out onto the play between Nora and her husband Helmer. What was a women’s role in the late 19th century in Norway? The text lead me to ask the question about a women’s role‚ because people in the late 19th century had to take care of their kids‚ and follow the social norms of women in Norway. Nora on the other hand‚ fled from her husband and wanted to find her true identity. Addressing the question about a women’s role helps us create the character Nora‚ and understand
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as the time proceeds. Christmas in the play is first introduced through the Christmas tree that Nora got for the family to be hidden until it was finished and prepared for viewing pleasure. The Christmas tree can be representational symbol for the state Nora person. Her hiding
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