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A Streetcar Named Desire and A Doll's House and the Theme of Appearance versus Reality

seriously ill and needs a change in climate to regain his health, Nora is forced to take drastic measures in order to finance such...

A Doll's House, Oedipus, Othello, and Family Conflicts

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

Comparing Lysistrata by Aristophanes and Medea by Euripides

shown for "wives and women in general" (Vasillopulos 435). Christopher Vasillopulos observed in his literary criticism of Medea, ...

A Critical Look at A Doll's House

yet to come in society at large. In Henrik Ibsens A Dolls House, the protagonist is a woman who has in...

Hedda Gabler by Ibsen: Culture of the Time

"terrible grand in her ways" (Ibsen I). Hedda is perhaps everything they assumed she would be. She is arrogant and above these p...

Revenge in Medea by Euripides

by wedding the daughter of Creon, the "lord of this land" (Euripides). As this speech indicates, Euripides begins the thematic c...

Reason and Passion in Euripides' Medea

typical mythological female was not; her defiance, passion, reason and intestinal fortitude combined together with her ability to ...

Freudian Psychology and Ghosts by Henrik Ibsen

those who do not stop to examine their existence. For example, Americans do not often think of their historical past save as somet...

Feminist Views in 'A Doll's House'

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

Contemporary European Drama Classification

In five pages this paper examines the social dramas of August Strindberg and Henrik Ibsen in a consideration of modernism classifi...

Comparative Analysis of A Streetcar Named Desire and A Doll's House

the norm. It was something that perhaps stemmed from the authors fear, but for whatever the reason he created this female monster ...

Literature and Analysis of Character, Theme, Symbols, and Setting

indescribable evil. Symbols always present another layer to a story, as well as another realm for questioning. Hawthornes repea...

Love of Family and Homeland in Euripides' Medea

about Jasons desertion is the fact that Medea compromised her own existence as a means by which to save his life and is reciprocat...

Aristophanes' Lysistrata, Euripides' Medea, and the Themes of Fear and Power

In 8 pages this paper compares how fear and power are thematically portrayed in these 5th century Greek plays. There are 5 source...

Heroism Critique by Euripides in Medea, The Bacchae, and Hippolytus

In seven pages this paper considers how the classical Greek dramatist critiqued heroism in a contrast of antiheroes Pentheus, Mede...

Jason Character in Medea by Euripides

In five pages Jason's characterization as represented by Euripides in his play is examined. There are no other sources listed....

'A Doll's House' by Katherine Mansfield

In seven pages this short story is analyzed in terms of primary themes, plot, and characterization. There are no other sources li...

Falseness or Mendacity in The Misanthrope, A Doll's House, and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

In five pages this report examines the intensity of mendacity as featured in these literary works. There are no other sources lis...

Timeless Appeal of Garcia Lorca's Blood Wedding and Euripides' Medea

In five pages this paper discusses the timeless appeal of these two works with similar themes. There is no bibliography included....

Social Power and Gender Themes in Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen

In five pages this paper examines the themes of social power and gender as they are represented in the drama by Henrik Ibsen. The...

Negron-Muntaner/Barbie's Hair

if it was straightened, which is viewed as an "act of self-hatred or conformity" (Negron-Muntaner 45). Within this cultural framew...

Suffering of Women and the Patriarchy in The Trojan Women by Euripides

of heroism in combat as they fought for noble causes and died for noble causes, with visions of lavish funeral rites dancing in th...

Female Sexuality in House of Bernarda Alba

collective unconscious (Allen 175). Therefore, Maria Josefa expressing her desire to marry a "handsome male on the shore of the oc...

A Discussion of Caretakers of Our Common House by Carol Lakey Hess

values within mixed religious communities and they grow from this socialization, women too need an environment where they can asse...

Analysis of the 19th and 20th Century Charity Organization Society Movement

In twelve page this research paper examines the American and British COS movement that took place in the late 19th and early 20th ...

Women's Halfway Houses and Transitional Housing

(Jacobs, 1997). It was founded by the Quakers and came about because of the concern regarding the conditions of the prisons (Jacob...

Medea, An Overview

This essay presents an overview of Medea in Greek mythology, referring to scholarly assessment of ancient sources and also the way...

The Need for Social Housing

The writer looks at the way social housing provides affordable housing in the rental market. Despite arguments that the policies ...

Sir Edwin Lutyens and Building a Perfect Legacy

Lutyens left at the age of thirteen to absorb the lush Surrey countryside, with only a pencil and sketchpad for company. He drew ...

Comparing Works by Richard Wright and Jo Ann G. Robinson

In five pages this research paper examines these authors' refusal to accept African American second class citizenship in a segrega...