Abstract
This paper examines Ibsen's famous play "A Doll House." The author states that the play is a depiction of 19th-century women and a struggle for the main character Nora to find her freedom as an individual. The paper depicts the journey from unknowingly assuming a role in society, to coming to understand the role.

From the Paper
"A Doll's House is a play about society and the role we are given in society. Ibsen focuses on the place of women, with Nora as his central character. However, even though it is a story about Nora, there is a greater meaning for everyone. Ibsen is asking for people to consider their world and their place in it. To achieve this, Ibsen creates a memorable character in Nora, with all the components of the play meant to emphasize her."

Tags:play, society, women, nora, torvald, relationship, couplehood, freedom, individual, 19th-century, 19th, century, norway

Abstract
The paper looks at the characters in the two works "A Doll House" by Ibsen and "Medea" by Euripides. It examines the way the characters act and their relationships, and draws conclusions of whether males are active and females passive. Both works are interesting in the ways they portrays the very differing roles of the men and women of the time.

From the Paper
"In this essay I have chosen to work with the concepts active and passive and to critically explore the active and passive characteristics of the persons in A Doll House and Medea. The essay will also examine the relationship between the two concepts, the two texts (A Doll House and Medea), and the Western concepts of feminine and masculine. The essay will argue that the two texts and its main characters both sustain and challenge the Western notion that active is associated with masculinity while the passive is associated with femininity as well as the Western concept of 'feminine' and 'masculine' in general."

Tags:masculine/feminine, active/passive, twoplays

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This paper looks at how lack of trust and honesty leads Nora and Torvald Helmer down a long path to destruction. It explains that the play gives a picture of a marriage relationship that comes apart when a crisis reveals the lack of trust and the resulting deception that was present. Nora and Torvald Helmer have been married for eight years, but have filled those years playing the role of what society would have said was a happily married couple. It shows how a lack of trust and honesty has left them as strangers without a firm relationship to hold them together.

From the Paper
"The crisis occurs when it is revealed that years earlier, Nora had forged her father's name to acquire a loan. The money was needed to take her husband to Italy so he could recuperate from a life threatening illness. Torvald felt that to borrow would result in "Something of freedom lost - and something of beauty, too - from a home that's founded on borrowing and debt" (1569). So, with the help of Nils Krogstad, a bank clerk, Nora had secretly taken out the loan. Now Krogstad, in retaliation for Torvald firing him from his job at the bank, threatens to make it public that the loan was obtained by forgery. This turns Nora's life to turmoil."

Tags:deception, doll, henrick, house, ibson, nora, torvald

Abstract
This paper looks at a poem "My Life Is a Doll House" that contains many poetry elements and devices including: rhythm, rhyme, personification, meter, similie and metaphor. In addition, this paper includes all of the terms and definitions of each poetry device. Within the poem, the paper highlights each poetry device so that the reader can easily see which poetry device was used.

Tags:poetry, metaphor, rhythm

From the Paper
"The protagonists in A Streetcar Named Desire (Tennessee Williams; 1947) and A Doll House (Henrik Ibsen; 1879) are both women who are thwarted in their goals by male antagonists. However, Nora Helmer in A Doll House is able to transcend her situation through learning to depend on herself, whereas in A Streetcar Named Desire, Blanche DuBois' continuing dependence upon others prevents her from approaching true fulfillment. This paper will show that Nora overcomes her situation because she has an inner strength and sense of independence that Blanche lacks. Throughout A Streetcar Named Desire, Blanche remains dependent upon men for validation of her life. By contrast, Nora becomes independent from her husband at the end of A Doll House. For Blanche, the end of A Streetcar Named Desire is tragic; she loses her hold on reality and must be taken away to an asylum. The..."

Abstract
This paper discusses the marriage of Nora and Torvald in Henrik Ibsen's play 'A Doll's House', noting that the marriage is typical to the ones during the 1870's where the man wears the pants in the family and the wife basically does everything her husband tells her to do. The paper describes how Nora was raised to be completely dependent on the men in her life and, in particular, looks at how Nora must question the foundation of everything she believes in when her marriage is put to the test.

From the Paper
"Nora had no worries of her secret coming out even after admitting it to Mrs. Linde. But her confidence quickly went away when Torvald decided that he was going to fire Krogstad from his bank. With Krogstad angry about the fact that he may lose his job, he then threatens Nora that if he indeed loses his job at the bank, that he will tell her husband about the crime she committed. Nora tries to convince Torvald to not fire Krogstad but her requests are quickly shut down. Torvald tells her, "The more you plead for him, the more impossible you make it for me to keep him on. It's already known at the bank that I am going to give Krogstad his notice. If it ever got around that the new manager had been talked by his wife......" (Ibsen 42), he doesn't want to made fun of for listening to his wife."

Tags:Krogstad

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This paper describes and analyzes the characters of Nora and Torvald in Henrik Ibsen's novel, "A Doll House", explaining that the marriage between the couple is based on deceit and fantasy and that the couple is not prepared to deal with the reality of their marriage or the reality of each other's true nature.

From the Paper
"The relationship between Nora and Torvald in A Doll House is unrealistic and based upon each one of them playing a role that has been determined by convention and by the influence of both Nora's father and Torvald. The couple does really know each other and are unprepared to cope with adversity together. It is a relationship in which Torvald is the dominant character and Nora works in underhanded ways to get the things she wants. The title of the play has been widely mistaken for A Doll's House. But the fact that Ibsen called it a "doll house" can be attributed to two things. A doll house is a toy house where toy people live; and the house in the play is not Nora's at all. It is completely owned by Torvald, whom has all the financial and legal responsibilities of the marriage. It is truly a doll house and she and Torvald live a fantasy life there. This is the core of the plot.
When the play opens we see Nora come into the house and we hear Torvald calling to her from offstage. He speaks to her condescendingly, as if she were a child. He calls her names like "little squirrel" and "scatterbrain" that are on the surface meant to connote affection but actually reveal that he does not take her seriously and does not actually respect her. He makes a truly condescending statement when he says, "Nora, Nora! How like a woman." "

Tags:child, childish, spendthrift, cajole, father, christmas, toys, holiday, kristine, condescending

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This paper examines Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House" and, in particular, describes at his interpretation of the standing of women in society. It looks at how Ibsen metaphorically chains women into tightly bound packages who have had their actions, their inner values and morals and even their individual thoughts greatly affected by the suffocating rules imposed by society.

From the Paper
"Nora has been chained so long by Society that even her thoughts are affected. She thinks only of herself and her family, and she cares not what rules there are if they don't impinge on her little world. She is living in a bubble. She thinks that she can do as she pleases and when her husband is taken ill, she borrows money to save his life by taking a vacation to a warmer climate. She has no understanding of how their situation affects their lives, and she doesn't know or care how the Law will see her resulting actions to get the money she needs to fix the problem. She doesn't want to upset her father who is dying, and refuses to tell her husband how ill he is, so she tries to be manly and take the responsibility on her own."

Tags:honor, marriage, relationship

Abstract
This paper examines two texts, "The Medea" by Euripides and Ibsen's "A Dolls House" in terms of how the main female characters of each of these two texts, one ancient and one from the last century, challenged the feminine role and sphere to which they were assigned to by patriarchy. The paper argues that both Medea and Nora defied the gender roles that the society had assigned to them and also portrayed what by patriarchy is considered non-feminine behavior. The paper shows that for Nora, a transformation took place throughout the text.

From the Paper
"This paper will examine two texts, "The Medea" by Euripides and Ibsens' "A Dolls House" in terms of how the main female characters of each of these two texts, one ancient and one from the last century, challenged the feminine role and sphere to which they were assigned to by patriarchy. The paper will argue that both Medea and Nora defied the gender roles that the society had assigned to them and also portrayed what by patriarchy is considered non-feminine behavior. The paper will show that for Nora, a transformation took place throughout the text. In the beginning she is the embodiment of the woman's place in society and all that is considered...'

Tags:medea, a doll's house, women

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This paper analyzes the personality and role of various characters in Henrik Ibsen's drama "A Doll's House," with particular attention focused on Norah Helmer and her relationship with her husband. Other characters in the play are also examined in light of their relationship to Norah. The paper also includes a detailed plot summary, showing how the drama intensifies and eventually leads to a crime. Various themes are also analyzed in the paper, which include how motives influence behavior, especially when personal gain is involved.

From the Paper
"A Doll's House revolves around a character called Norah Helmer who is the wife of Torvald Helmer and together they have three children. Norah is a complex person who builds her happy life through adoption of the fantastic expectations of her husband which denies her the chance to reveal her authenticity. One of her popular comments in the play is "The children shouldn't see this till dusk after it has been decorated" and this remark allows the reader to start understanding the nature of Norah Helmer. She allows her husband to have a perception that she is a down to earth, submissive and obedient wife and she entertains her husband through dance, recitations and dress ups. She uses her feminine charm to convince and influence her husband and pretends that she is submissive to his instructions."

Tags:Ibsen, Analysis, biography