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?A Doll?s House? and ?Death of a Salesman?, 2002.
A comparative analysis of the plays ?A Doll?s House? by Henrik Ibsen and ?Death of a Salesman? by Arthur Miller.
1,187 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 40.95
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This paper provides a compare and contrast analysis of ?A Doll?s House? by Henrik Ibsen and ?Death Of A Salesman? by Arthur Miller. It discusses how both plays are about fallen families and how, in both cases, the fall occurs in proportion to the deception that the family members opt for themselves. It examines how both families try everything to tune up with society?s expectations and their own wishes and dreams and how both plays tell us that most of us choose to play roles and deceive, not only those immediately and distantly around us, but also ourselves. Although the two plays end with voluntary self-annihilation, or suicide, they also end in the characters? getting released. It is only their respective deaths that put an end to their inner torments.
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"There is greater ease in reading ?Death of a Salesman? than ?A Doll?s House.? In the former, the struggle is towards confronting the reality of failure and compensating for it. Although Willy destroys himself to enable his son to have the money that can insure his own success, his suicide results in the release of everyone in the family, including himself, from the brunt and pain of unfulfilled ambition and financial lack. As Linda, his wife, says at the end of the play: ?We?re free...? She feels redeemed from the clutches or Willy?s all-consuming desire to be economically comfortable and free of unpaid-bills. His death even comes directly to pay those debts and make possible the wife?s and sons? making it better in their own pursuits."
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"A Doll?s House", 2004.
An analysis of the characters in Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll?s House".
1,158 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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Henrik Ibsen?s characters are not the people they appear to be. This paper explains that, on the surface, and at the beginning of the play, audiences see typical people pursuing typical lives with typical problems. Not until the play progresses, and in retrospect, do audiences realize that society negatively or positively stimulates the characters motives and actions. This paper looks at three such characters in Henrik Ibsen?s play, "A Doll?s House": Torvald; the protagonist, Nora; and the antagonist, Krogstad.
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"Krogstad plays the role of the antagonist in A Doll?s House. His actions mirror the traditional role of an antagonist. He is the source of the play?s conflict and causes Nora to worry about resolving the seemingly irresolvable problem. He is the character that creates the tension in the play. Nora?s husband, Torvald Helmer, wants to fire Krogstad and Krogstad is desperate (Johnston). This is one clue to the Krogstad?s predicament and that he is not an antagonist in the formal sense of the word. When he hears of his impending job loss, he blackmails Nora. The two have forged Torvald?s signature to a bank note and now he threatens to tell Torvald. Despite this, Krogstad has valid motivations for his desperation. He wants to build up his reputation so that he can provide for his family. Unlike most antagonists, he does not act out of egotism; he acts out of love for his family."
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"A Doll?s House", 2002.
This paper discusses the question of feminism in ?A Doll?s House? and its author Henrik Ibsen?s attitude towards this movement.
1,460 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 48.95
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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.
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"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."
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"Death of a Salesman" and "A Doll?s House", 2002.
A comparison between the two plays, Arthur Miller?s "Death of a Salesman" and Henrik Ibsen?s "A Doll?s House".
1,410 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 46.95
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The paper contrasts the two plays, and bases the comparison on a study of the two protagonists - Miller?s "Loman" and Ibsen?s "Nora".
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"Both Arthur Miller?s Death of a Salesman and Henrik Ibsen?s A Doll?s House have at their core a character who is trapped by social expectations and economic realities. Miller?s protagonist, Willy Loman, does his best to ignore the problems in his life ? and his attempt to deny the reality around him leads to terrible consequences. Ibsen?s protagonist, Nora Helmer, on the other hand, by the end of the play will embrace her difficulties and will learn that by coming to terms with her life she does in fact have the power to change it."
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Henrick Ibsen?s ?A Doll?s House?, 2004.
This paper discusses the relationship of husband and wife, Nora and Torvald, in Henrick Ibsen?s ?A Doll?s House?.
800 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 28.95
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This paper explains that, as Henrick Ibsen?s play, ?A Doll?s House?, progresses, the relationship between Nora and Torvald Helmer changes from that of a well-to-do husband and wife with cheerful children who seem to live the happy marriage life. The author points out that, towards the middle of the play, Nora seems to step away from her fantasy life, observing the fact that she is concerned about what her husband thinks of her. The paper relates that, during the third act, Nora finally opens her eyes to realize that her life with Torvald is over; and, as the play ends, she walks out of her "doll's house" into her new world of dependence, leaving Torvald to raise his three children on his own.
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"In the beginning of the play, Nora is a doll in her husband?s eyes. She is a trophy he has won. He wants to keep his trophy pretty, pampered, and kept on a high pedestal. When he talks to his wife, he treats her like a little girl. He feels as if Nora should no nothing about their financial situation or any important issues in the household. It is a man?s job in life to take care of the family. Torvald adores his wife, but treats her like she is not on the same level as him. "Look, Nora, in lots of things, you're still a child. I'm older than you in many ways and I've had a little more experience" (Act 2, pg. 184). He has pet names for her such as skylark, squirrel and featherbrain."
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?A Doll?s House?, 2004.
Explores the character, Nora, in Henrik Ibsen's play.
1,458 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 48.95
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This paper examines the role that Nora has to play in "A Doll's House" by Henrik Ibsen. The paper argues that Nora?s worries, despite what some critics say, are not those of a person changing and growing up. Instead, hers are the worries of having always been grown up and choosing to play a role that has allowed her to survive. The paper looks at her role in contrast to some of the other characters.
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"The fact is that Nora does not change any more than anyone else in the drama. She stays the same, but arguably, her starting point is more well-developed than the starting points of the rest of them because she was young when she married, and young when she had to assume the burdens her husband provided for her. Rosefeldt contends Nora?s father?s absence lies at the bottom of her plight. However, Nora simply did what she had to do to cope with the situation. It might also be noted that Mrs. Linde, although not as well-developed a character as Nora, did much the same thing. She overcame the absence of a father in a rich husband, who ultimately leaves her bankrupt. (2003, unpaged)"
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?A Doll's House?, 2002.
An analysis of the character of Nora in Henrik Ibsen?s ?A Doll's House?.
1,590 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 52.95
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This paper examines Ibsen?s ?A Doll?s House?, the story of Nora Helmer, a woman who has been given a certain role in society and has never had the opportunity to question that role or determine who she really is. It evaluates how one of the major themes of the play is self identity, versus the role that society places upon people and how this theme is expressed through the changing character of Nora. It discusses Nora?s character and her transformation through the story showing how her transformation is really just a change in the role she chooses to play and not a change in her actual character.
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"These events are the ones that change Nora?s character so that she begins to become aware of herself. At the beginning of the play, Nora is a child, by the end she has become aware of the situation and has matured enough to understand that she needs to find out who she is It is in the play itself that we see her grow up, when her beliefs about her husband are finally shattered and she comes to a new understanding. She then comes to see that her father and her husband have seen her as a doll to be played with and that she is not seen as someone with her own opinions or her own will. She realizes that her whole life has been based on illusion, not reality. It is this realization that forces her to make her brave choice at the end and decide to leave her husband."
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"A Doll's House", 2004.
A literary review of "A Doll's House" by Ibsen.
1,049 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 36.95
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This paper discusses whether Ibsen's "A Doll's House" is still relevant today. The writer explains how Henrik Ibsen wrote "A Doll?s House" to reflect his views on society and demonstrates through every action of his characters in the story the ill-effects of Nora?s world. Ibsen shows the unjust society a woman was faced with during these times, and the writer here believes women are no longer forced to consult with their fathers and husbands.
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"While audiences in the 19th Century would have sympathized with him and scorned Nora, Ibsen demonstrates the unjust society a woman was faced with during these times. Nora was merely ?transplanted? from her father?s will and desire to her husband?s, and for this reason she feels she must leave and go find herself. These are actions that most certainly would have made her a social outcast, but Nora is willing to take these steps in exerting her independence and individuality."
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Feminism in "A Doll's House", 2003.
This paper explores the significance of the connections between Henrik Ibsen's play, "A Doll's House" and the rise of feminism.
735 words (approx. 2.9 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 26.95
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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.
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"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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Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House", 2006.
An analysis of the main character in Henrik Ibsen's famous play "A Doll's House".
2,733 words (approx. 10.9 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 81.95
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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.
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"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."
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"A Doll's House", 2002.
A study of the themes and characters in Henrik Ibsen's revolutionary 19th century drama "A Doll's House".
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 60.95
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The author of this paper shows how in Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House" the home of Nora and Torvald Helmer is a microcosm of society at large and specifically, society's prevalent sexual divide. He points out that, like dolls in a dollhouse, every character is incomplete: they are fragile, have faults and are easily breakable. The paper shows how Ibsen, who considered himself a social commentator, enters the realm of realism and that the symbolism in "A Doll's House" enhances the realism.
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"The independence that Nora demonstrates towards the end of the play so shook up the establishment that the production of "A Doll's House" in Germany was not allowed in its original form. In the German version, Nora does not slam the door in Torvald's face and storm out into an uncertain future with steely determination. She takes one look at her children and her resolve melts away into uncertainty and self pity. She relents and stays home. In Sweden, social invitations came with an admonition that "A Doll's House" should not be discussed. Ibsen was incensed at this threat to the basic integrity of the play; he called such a reaction "barbaric." (Ibsen & Kildal, 1911)"
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'A Doll's House' and "Sonny's Blues' Compared, 2006.
A look at the similarities and differences in the main characters in Henrik Ibsen's play "A Doll's House" and James Baldwin's story "Sonny's Blues".
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 2 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper compares the main characters in Henrik Ibsen's play "A Doll's House" and James Baldwin's story "Sonny's Blues", noting that the world inhabited by the characters in Ibsen's "The Doll's House" and that of the characters in James Baldwin's "Sonny Blues" are very different and widely separated in time and place.
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"The world inhabited by the characters in Ibsen's A Doll's House and that of the characters in James Baldwin's "Sonny's Blues" are very different, widely separated in time and place. In each case, however, the main character, Nora in "A Doll's House" and Sonny in "Sonny's Blues," face a society that is changing and have some trouble dealing with the nature of this change and specifically with the changes they themselves are making. Nora makes a change more from necessity than desire, given her realization of the falseness of the world her husband has built for the family and desirous of asserting herself in a world where the old truths are shown to be hollow."
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"A Doll's House", 2003.
An analysis of the significance played by money in Ibsen's "A Doll's House."
920 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 31.95
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This paper presents an analysis of the significance played by money in Ibsen's play, "A Doll's House." It looks at the characterization of Nora as a possession and the issue of male power. The paper also examines Nora's actions and her rejection of her life as a "doll," no matter what hardships, economic for example, that await her.
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"Money plays an important role in A Doll's House. Many people view money as playing a significant role in A Doll's House because of Nora's secret over forging loan documents. While this action will play a catalyst in Nora's dramatic decision ..."
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Ibsen's "A Doll's House", 2006.
An analysis of the significance of the title of Henrik Ibsen's play "A Doll's House".
1,442 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 14 sources, MLA, $ 47.95
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Henrik Ibsen entitled his play "dukkehjem", i.e., a doll's home. It is the original anonymous English translator who introduced the "doll's house". This paper argues that both titles were deliberately chosen as a direct indication of the different significance that the author and the translator respectively, wished it to give to the play.
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"Nora is stereotyped to the end, and beyond: she theatrically threatens to suicide, she expects Torvald to "come forward and take everything upon [himself] and say: I am the guilty one" (70) only so that she could make another glorious sacrifice and when he doesn't, she pouts: "I had been living with a stranger and had borne him three children" (70) (not "with him", but "borne him" children). It is also the stereotyped immature-female who just runs away, giving no thought to how she will survive out there but insisting she would "receive nothing from stranger" (71), declaring she'll stay at Christine's (taking for granted she'll accept) then storming out of the house. And storm she did: the final stage direction is "the sound of a door is heard from below" - given that people have been coming and going throughout the play,and not once the door is heard, for Torvald (and the audience) to hear it from below, Nora must have slammed it, highlighting her theatrical exit. "
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"Medea" and "A Doll's House", 2005.
A comparative analysis of Euripides' "Medea" and Henrik Ibsen's "Medea" and "A Doll's House".
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 2 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper examines two texts, "Medea" and "A Doll's House" and looks at how they support and/or challenge the western notion where the feminine is associated with the female and the masculine is associated with the male. It looks at how in both the stories the main characters Medea and Nora, start of as the 'typical' females but through out the story challenge many assumptions of how women should be.
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"This essay examines how two stories, Medea and A Doll's House support and more importantly challenge our Western concept of what is 'male' and 'female', masculine and feminine. This essay will argue that through themes of sexuality, love, birth and empowerment both these stories challenge the notions that masculine equals male and feminine equals female. Euripides' Medea is an ancient Greek tragedy. It is a story of a jealous woman who sets out to revenge the betrayal of her husband, Jason. He has forsaken her, has decided to leave her for another woman and has ordered her banished. "
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