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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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    of life. The plays Othello and A Doll House both encompass the theme of death. While the former deals with physical death‚ the latter depicts a change‚ a transformation of a period of time and a way of life. Shakespeare’s Othello is a tragedy. The villain gains trust by appearing honest and‚ taking advantage of being undoubted‚ implants false ideas into Othello’s mind‚ causing him to believe in an illusion that portrays the opposite of reality. Shakespeare shows‚ by setting his plays in either antiquity

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    pick-pocketed me and stole my wallet. Police: Can you describe the person who stole your wallet? Victim: Yes‚ it was a slim man‚ about 180cm tall with short‚ brown hair. Police: What was in the wallet? Victim: A credit card‚ £65‚ my driving licence and my house keys. Police: What time did this happen? Victim: About 2pm. Police: Were there any witnesses? Victim: I don’t think so. Police: Can you please fill out this form‚ and leave your contact details. Victim: Okay. Do you think you can get my wallet back

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    In Henrik Ibsen’s play A Doll’s House‚ the personality of the protagonist Nora Helmer is developed and revealed through her interactions and conversations with the other characters in the play‚ including Mrs. Linde‚ Nils Krogstad‚ Dr. Rank and Ann-Marie. Ibsen also uses certain dramatic and literary techniques and styles‚ such as irony‚ juxtaposition and parallelism to further reveal interesting aspects of Nora’s personality. Mrs. Linde provides and interesting juxtaposition to Nora‚ while Krogstad

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    Imagination is the ability of the mind to be creative or resourceful. Reason is the power of the mind to think‚ understand‚ and form judgments by a process of logic. "Fall of the House of Usher‚ “written by Edgar Allen Poe‚ is a story about insane friends imagining things. "House Taken Over‚ “by Julio Cortazar is similar in that way. Imagination overcomes reason when the mind doesn’t want to believe something so it makes up scenarios that are easier to believe than the truth. "Fall of the House of

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    Ibsen・s .A Dolls House・ has two strands to the main plot; one being Nora and Torvald・s relationship (linking Krogstad) and the other‚ an underlining sub-plot involving Christine and Krogstad. With in the structure of the play Ibsen uses this parallel situation to highlight certain aspects of each character‚ for example the sobriety of Christine to the careless child like manner of Nora. Ibsen uses many different styles of from and structure to make sure the audience is grasped by his play. He himself

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    Text Title: The Dolls House Author: Katherine Mansfield In the short story "The Dolls House"‚ Katherine Mansfield expresses the theme of discrimination through the characteristics of both the Burnell family and the Kelvey’s. When the three Burnell daughters (Isabel‚ Kezia‚ and Lottie) are given a dolls house by "dear old Mrs Hay"‚ they are

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    Women roles have drastically changed since the late 18th and early 19th century. During this time‚ women did not have the freedom to voice their opinions and be themselves. Today women don’t even have to worry about the rules and limitations like the women had to in this era. Edna in “The Awakening” by Kate Chopin and Nora in “A Doll House” by Henrik Ibsen were analogous protagonists. The trials they faced were also very similar. Edna and Nora were both faced with the fact that they face a repressive

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    Does Torvald have redeeming qualities? Yes he does. Torvald is a lawyer‚ meaning he’s wealthy. It’s very obvious that he loves his wife Nora; he gives her whatever she wants within reason and is a great provider. Nora‚ in my opinion is what we call a “gold digger” now and days. She’s is constantly asking for money from her husband Torvald and spending it on things that she honestly doesn’t need‚ she just likes money. Nora’s running over him and he is completely blind to see it. In Act 1‚ it’s

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    as miscommunication‚ adultery‚ trust and abuse. In the play A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen‚ the Helmer’s marriage is a perfect example of one way in which a relationship can fail by Nora being the one to blame. Nora’s deceiving behavior and constant lies toward Torvald damages their relationship and makes it impossible to repair. Although one may argue that Torvald is also at fault‚ it is evident that Nora’s constant mishaps throughout the play are the main reason for the problems in the Helmer’s marriage

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