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than an idiot, indicating that he had no real knowledge of who she was. However, as the story progresses she slowly began to emerg...

not a political drama, but the battle of wills between two family members -- Creon and his niece, Antigone. It does not take much ...

she develops the illusion of her identity slowly vanishes. She is slowly seen as an intelligent woman who desires more from life t...

"Two years later the masterpiece Brand was produced and shortly after, he left Norway, spending the better part of his life in Ita...

to represent his wifes ideal, and she was expected to follow his lead without question. In societys view, a woman was incapable o...

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

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

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

in order to obtain the loan. At this point in the nineteenth century, married women were not allowed to own property or carry out ...

This essay asserts that Ibsen's play "A Doll's House" presents a convincing argument that a woman could be herself, that is, an au...

This essay offers analysis of Ibsen's "A Doll's House" and Hansberry "A Raisin in the Sun" according to the principles of Gordon ...

This essay indicates that Barry Witham and John Lutterbie's Marxist analysis of "The Doll's House" is accurate and provides insigh...

This essay pertains to Ibsen's "A Doll's House" and discusses the character of Nora. Five pages in length, four sources are cited...

with his manly independence, to know he owed me anything!" (Ibsen Act I). When Torvald finds out about her deception and the sca...

and rules governing marriage; these rules were very oppressive to women. This paper discusses what Victorian society expected from...

position in the court was not higher than it was. He is the source of all conflict in the story for he presents Othello with subtl...

has heard rumors about the how his new wifes (his mothers) husband was killed and he is investigating it. He slowly finds hints th...

beneath, the concept of such themes will satisfy most readers and explicators of fiction, there may be hidden, deeper meanings in ...

She relies on him for everything, from movements to thoughts, much like a puppet who is dependent on its puppet master for all of ...

53). However, when he discovers Nora and her involvement in certain business matters, he is forced to realize that she has done fa...

serves to foil Nora in Acts I and II by tearing down Noras optimistic attitude with her own weighty pessimism. Mrs. Linde has not...

shall my purpose work on him" (Shakespeare I iii). From there on out we begin to realize that we, as the audience, are the only on...

he looked at the possibility that a woman, finding herself in a loveless marriage and living a life as an overprotected wife, was ...

normal and average. Nora is a woman who is seen as nothing more than a simple creature. Her husband often refers to her in cond...

and changes his mind. He will not sacrifice his only daughter because of Menelaus unfaithful wife. (The impetus behind the Trojan ...

has been troubled for some time and they, at that instant, feel they would do anything to change it if only she would stay. But, t...

beginning of the story she is simply a doll, a pretty thing that plays her role as the good wife and mother. As one author notes, ...

as "little skylark twittering." Her husband calls her "little featherbrain," "little scatterbrain," "squirrel sulking", and "song ...

standing up rights and truth. In Henrik Ibsens play "A Dolls House" there are many symbols which represent different aspect...

laboratory tests!"(Ibsen, 71). This constant tearing down of Nora, it can be assumed serves several purposes for Torvald. Firstly,...