Essays 121 - 150
In 5 pages this paper examines this thematic conflict as it is represented in A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen, Macbeth by William S...
works, that Ibsen had a unique take on women. In fact, Baker-White notes that Ibsens realist plays had been subverted due to the u...
the two characters that are struggling to get back into it: Krogstad and Kristina. By comparison, we can see that Torvald deligh...
In seven pages this paper analyzes casting within the context of the plays A Doll's House, Antigone, The Cherry Orchard, Three Tal...
In six pages this research paper discusses how slavery manifests itself in one form or another in Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Trav...
society has determined what their roles are and how long they are to enact them. Enter Nora and Medea, who both prove to have min...
This paper examines concepts of paradox and passion, women's social position, and individual autonomy in the philosophy of Soren K...
eye-opening realization that throughout her life, the men that ruled over her, first her father and then her husband, never actual...
for bearing her brother in accordance with the dictates of tradition and Greek religious practice. Citing feminist histori...
own. As a result of their inability to take responsibility for the prophecy they suffered at the hands of their son. Oedipus pu...
the elements that speak of such disappointments. The paper finishes with a brief discussion of the works discussed. Story of an ...
sources on this topic in order to see if the literary view represents an accurate picture. The home and the marketplace were not...
one of the most essential elements of sacrifice, especially in a religious context, is that the action is performed willingly, and...
part of his micro-manipulation of Noras behavior. For example, he jokingly calls her his "Miss Sweet Tooth" as he grills her about...
that she has thoughts and ideas that are not necessarily normal for a simple woman. She has a fire, and that fire is the element o...
and the people they know are not perfect. This offers us realism in a very powerful manner. At the same time, however, it is also ...
not a political drama, but the battle of wills between two family members -- Creon and his niece, Antigone. It does not take much ...
than money and position, but in the end, it is the money and position which sentence her to the only action left to her. A woman c...
enough, women have generally not had the political voice that would allow for such demands. In fact, in the United States women ha...
her own backbone and eventually would have left Torvald. Krogstad does not purposely cause the marital strife, some would argue, b...
society (Books and Writers). "He did not much believe in the possibility of individual freedom but emphasized the importance of ex...
overlook the intimate clues that illustrate the wife killed him. The women, who have accompanied the men, slowly put the pieces to...
her husband, but she commits fraud when she signs her fathers name to the bond (Ibsen, 2004). (We can assume that her father was w...
When she is speaking of the characters of Desdemona and Antigone, which is important to examine in order to compare to the charact...
after the stories are done. In the beginning of both of the novels the women seem to be relatively happy, and perhaps ignorant, ...
and demure, that he will take care of her. But as the play goes on, it becomes clear that she is far stronger than he is. She has ...
Lutyens left at the age of thirteen to absorb the lush Surrey countryside, with only a pencil and sketchpad for company. He drew ...
man is that he truly loves his wife and he is a noble and sensitive man. Unfortunately he has a weakness and that is his love of h...
hostile public world. Yet, she confesses to a friend that she keeps her business activities a secret from him because it would be ...
if it was straightened, which is viewed as an "act of self-hatred or conformity" (Negron-Muntaner 45). Within this cultural framew...