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A Doll's House Examined Critically

an absent father. Although it is not obvious, her fathers absence lies at the bottom of her plight. To support her sick mother and...

Narrative Evolution

In seven pages the evolution of narrative are examined in a consideration of Scarlet and Black, Tristram Shandy, Madame Bovary, He...

Zora Neale Hurston and Henrik Ibsen on the Individual and Society

In five pages this paper examines the relationship between society and the individual as represented by the female protagonists of...

The Idea of Marriage Expressed in Three Plays.

This 5 page paper discusses the portrayal of marriage in three plays: A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen; The Marriage of Olype by Aug...

Marriage Views of Henrik Ibsen

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...

Literature and Free Will v. Fate

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...

Literature and Male Power Myth

the two characters that are struggling to get back into it: Krogstad and Kristina. By comparison, we can see that Torvald deligh...

Child Fantasy and A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen

In six pages this paper examines how the play of children is metaphorically depicted in A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen. Three sou...

Theories of Henrik Ibsen and Soren Kierkegaard

This paper examines concepts of paradox and passion, women's social position, and individual autonomy in the philosophy of Soren K...

Self Discovery According to Henrik Ibsen and Samuel Beckett

eye-opening realization that throughout her life, the men that ruled over her, first her father and then her husband, never actual...

Children's Dramatic Roles

own. As a result of their inability to take responsibility for the prophecy they suffered at the hands of their son. Oedipus pu...

A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen and the Subplot of Krogstad and Christine

particularly like the characters of Christine and Krogstad, especially since Krogstad is essentially blackmailing Nora, we see tha...

Love and Marriage Disappointments

the elements that speak of such disappointments. The paper finishes with a brief discussion of the works discussed. Story of an ...

Relationships Between Men and Women in Literature and Throughout History

sources on this topic in order to see if the literary view represents an accurate picture. The home and the marketplace were not...

Suitability of the Title A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen

coincidence and picturesque contrast" (A Dolls House) punctuated by his use of language plays a significant role in identifying No...

Sacrifice According to Herman Melville, Henrik Ibsen, and Shirley Jackson

one of the most essential elements of sacrifice, especially in a religious context, is that the action is performed willingly, and...

Illusion and Truth in the Plays of Henrik Ibsen

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...

Nora Helmer's Innocence in Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House

husband Torvald, belittle their women and define their mates based on their potential as a companion, housekeeper, and the ability...

Heroines in Literature and How They Have Evolved

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...

Past Plays and Their Present Relevance

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 ...

Societal Struggles of Women

enough, women have generally not had the political voice that would allow for such demands. In fact, in the United States women ha...

Ibsen’s A Doll’s House

One could argue that perhaps Ibsen told the press he was not a feminist in order to get the media off his back, but the...

Act II: Ibsen’s A Doll’s House

and his life. He does not allow, or expect her to be anything more. He berates her like a child for spending money and for eating ...

Virginia Woolf and Ibsen

When she is speaking of the characters of Desdemona and Antigone, which is important to examine in order to compare to the charact...

Contextual, Cultural, and Historical Influences on Henrik Ibsen’s 1879 Social Drama, A Doll’s House

of Norway. Interestingly, Ibsen observed a year before the completion of A Dolls House in his text Notes for a Modern Tragedy, "T...

Early Feminist Writings by Chopin and Ibsen

when she saw the kind, tender hands folded in death; the face that had never looked save with love upon her" (Chopin). Her husband...

Exploring a Doll’s House

House shocked audiences when it first appeared with its depiction of a woman who refused to live by societys "rules." This paper d...

Good Citizen Nora

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 ...

A Doll’s House, Trifles and Keeping Secrets

of the men involved. The men want things in absolutes, black and white; the women can tolerate ambiguity. In Noras case, things ar...

Comparing Macbeth and A Doll’s House and the Appearance of Reality

the way the authors developed the theme of appearance vs. reality in their plays, I was trying to show the distinct difference in ...