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The author states that "A Doll's House" is a strong feminist statement although Ibsen himself always claimed to be resolutely apolitical. The paper describes Nora as a character trapped by the circumstance of her past who refuses to remain trapped. The author of this paper sees the play as an argument that both women and men deserve to be free. The author concludes that the political overtones of the play contributed to its longevity.

From the Paper
"His behavior towards her when he discovers what she has done " and it is important to remember that she has acted only out of concern for his welfare and has shown both courage and initiative in doing so " is patronizing and unkind. She acts entirely out of love for him, but his response to her actions makes her realize that he has never actually seen her as a real human being on her own but rather as a pretty doll."

Tags:feminist, social, change, infantile, political, doll, norwegian, dramaturgical, rights

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In this article, the writer first provides a background of the famous playwright Henrik Ibsen who was born in Skien, Norway in 1828. The writer discusses that Ibsen gained the practical experience he needed to acquire in drama and play writing in order to become successful, and the skills he developed in the theater enabled him to write masterful plays like' A Doll's House', which was first staged in 1879 and has been performed thousands of times all over the world.

From the Paper
"Henrik Ibsen was born in Skien, Norway in 1828 and became one of the most renowned playwrights of the 19th Century, for he incorporated a new type of moral analysis into the dramatic arts, characterized by contemporary social themes, realistic middle-class settings and compelling dialogue. His years working at the Norwegian Theater in Bergen provided him with the practical experience he needed to acquire in drama and play writing in order to become successful, and the skills he developed there enabled him ..."

Tags:a, doll's, house

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This paper examines the treatment of women in Henrik Ibsen's drama, "A Doll's House". It also looks at the behavior and actions of the sheltered wife Nora and the causes of Nora's transformation as a character.

From the Paper
"Henrik Ibsen's play A Doll's House is almost certainly not as shocking to those who read it today as it was when it was first published. In many ways general public attitudes have caught up with Ibsen's own so that his play now appears to express what man..."

Tags:Ibsen, feminism, A Doll's House, Nora

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This paper analyzes the role of misogyny in the plays of Henrik Ibsen. The writer describes the undercurrent of misogyny in the plays "A Doll's House," "Ghosts," and "Hedda Gabler," and the subservient role expected of women in Ibsen's patriarchal Victorian society. The writer explains that Ibsen's plays attempt to underline the necessity of tolerance and respect for women in a male-dominated world.

From the Paper
"By analyzing the plays A Doll's House, Ghosts, and Hedda Gabler, one can realize the under current of misogyny that Ibsen provides in his own patriarchal Victorian milieu, which devalues the role of women under the various aggressions of men.... For Ibsen, women provided a servant function within patriarchal society that did not necessarily provide a "feminist" perspective, but revealed that men should be tolerant and respect women."

Tags:ibsen, doll, feminism

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This essay compares the characters of Iago, from "Othello", with Krogstad in "A Doll's House". These two men play significant roles in destroying a marriage; however, the results of their involvement are different. Iago ruins Othello and instigates the murder of Othello's wife. Krogstad inadvertently liberates Nora from her marriage so that she is free to leave her unhappy life. While both Iago and Krogstad are secondary characters, they play primary roles in effecting a dramatic change in the outcome of the plays.

Tags:othello, doll's, house

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This paper purports that Nora is right in leaving her husband and children. Nora is a victim of oppression and of patriarchy. Her life has been a doll house that she must leave in order to find herself.

Tags:nora, doll's, house

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A paper on the "A Doll's House" by Henrick Ibsen that states that the play focused upon self discovery, depicting the way that various characters are forced to eventually resolve the conflicts that rise within them, conflicts related to their identities and the confusion that arises from identity crisis.

Tags:a, dolls, house

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The paper discusses Henrik Ibsen's play "A Doll's House" which seems to only have to do with 1960's and 1970's era women's issues when many women were still struggling to be equal, at work or as persons in their own right. The paper notes then many women found it difficult to enter professions like medicine or engineering which were dominated by men. There was also more social pressure on women to marry, have children, take care of a home and 'know their place.' The paper comments that much has changed since then and that Ibsen's "A Doll's House" remains relevant and that it is not only a play about women's rights even if that seems its most obvious focus. The paper notes that "A Doll's House" can be looked at freshly from the perspective of today's much different world - but also one in which pressures and expectations still exist, and one where men and women alike struggle perhaps now more than ever to find their authentic selves.

From the Paper
"Nora is a stronger-minded woman than she appears and also one who knows for sure by the end of the play that it is more important to see and feel her authentic self than to keep up appearances by staying married to Torvald. Within life today such a state of mind can be found in many people seeking either a whole fresh start or even among those just wishing to develop a yet undeveloped talent, interest, or part of him or her self. Hollywood movies abound today about men and women alike who are fast-track executives or well-paid lawyers, physicians, or investment bankers but realize their lucrative profession is all wrong for them because they have entered it for the wrong reasons: money; prestige; pressure from parents or a wish to impress society. "

Tags:domination, self-sacrificing, self-effacing, character, personal, identity

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This paper analyzes Nora, the main character in "A Doll's House" and examines the different facets of her personality. The paper discusses both her businesswoman persona that she has kept secret and the little doll persona that she displays for her father and her husband. The paper also compares the story in "A Doll's House" to Ibsen's real life, pointing out similarities between the two and looks at similarities between dilemmas faced by today's women and the women that lived in the era of the novel. Finally, the paper concludes that Nora, in spite of the persona that she projected to her husband and father for so long, is actually a strong, flexible and proud woman.

From the Paper
"In reading what other critics and readers have written about the character Norma Helmer, it appears that her character evolved or was in the process of evolving through out the play. Definitely, she like many women of the 19th Century, carefully hid her strength behind a sweet doll-like demeanor that was at best a fabrication to placate the expectations of her domineering husband and the belief by society at large, that women were weak silly creatures. On the other hand, in presenting this persona, Nora also lied to herself about her own strength and until she revealed herself, she denied her husband the right of the spouse to really know whom he really married. But then maybe Torvald did not really want to know the darker and stronger side of Nora. He was an unappreciative boor for all of her hard work in his name. So we really see the two central characters as they really are at the end of the play. Nora is strong, flexible but proud, and Torvald is a priggish weak egotistical person."

Tags:pride, save, life, forgery, conflict, male, female, crime, defrauding, krogstad, sign, name

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This paper explains how the behavior of Nora, the main character in "A Doll's House" by Henrik Ibsen, is connected to the title in the sense that she is like a doll living in a doll's house. This lifestyle was common during the Victorian Era, the time period in which the play was written, and gave fuel to the fire of rising feminism. The paper shows that the play's most significant feature is the real-life change that it sparked in the lifestyles of women in the late nineteenth century.

From the Paper
"A Doll's House, written by Henrik Ibsen, is a play that shocked audiences upon its release. The author wrote it to say something about commonplace marriages that took place during the late nineteenth century. The title, A Doll's House refers to the disempowered position of the wife in referring to her as a doll. This play helped to begin the feminist movement, where women began to stand up for themselves and question the legitimacy of the societal conditioning. What makes this play connected to feminism lies in its title, the fact that it was written during the Victorian Era, and the way it began the destruction of the gender roles that are still apparent today."

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