Feminism in Drama

Paper Summary:

The paper examines Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House" and Susan Glaspell's "Trifles" and shows how these two plays demonstrate how males used to reject the power and emancipation of women and underestimate their wives' potential. The paper believes that "A Doll's House" and "Trifles" are adequate representations of early feminism, as both plays illustrate how a woman is not able to be herself in a predominantly male society.

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"Both "A Doll's House" and "Trifles" are plays described as landmarks of early feminism. The authors of the plays demonstrate the opinion that women are not able to manifest their true personalities in the contemporary world because males dominate such a society by imposing their rules and power. In a prevailing male society, women's sacrificial roles emerge, and this prevents females from manifesting their identity and imposing their emotions and impulses. The two plays have rather similar points in depicting the specific nature of men and women, their relationship with one another, and their role in society."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Glaspell, Susan. Trifles: A Play in One Act. Boston: The University of Virginia, 1920.
• Ibsen, Henrik. A Doll's House. New York: Dover Publications, New edition, 1992.

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