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

will is responsible for the subsequent chain of events. Therein is the problem of free will. If it in fact exists, how...

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...

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 ...

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

he reminds her that that is still several months in the future (Ibsen). Her response is to suggest that they borrow what they need...

after the stories are done. In the beginning of both of the novels the women seem to be relatively happy, and perhaps ignorant, ...

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

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

her own backbone and eventually would have left Torvald. Krogstad does not purposely cause the marital strife, some would argue, b...

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

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

and makes his way to her dressing room. He knocks, but then quickly enters the room, knowing that she is expecting him. The dan...

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

Tovald must deal with those of his subordinates. Despite his law background, he is employed as a bank manager and has a number of...

In six pages this research paper discusses how slavery manifests itself in one form or another in Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Trav...

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...