Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House" Analytical Essay by holly
A discussion of Henrik Ibsen's play "A Doll's House" and its theme of the domination of women.
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This paper examines Henrik Ibsen's play "A Doll's House" to show how Ibsen illustrates his point that women have the potential to be independent and forceful, but in a society that is controlled by men, they have to make deep sacrifices in order to achieve their rights.
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"A patriarchy is defined as a social system in which a community or society is governed by men. For centuries, women have been under the domination of men in patriarchal social systems. In these systems, women are dominated by the law and by repression. Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House shows how women are paternalistically dominated in a society that is governed by men. The protagonist, Nora, is treated like a doll child first by her father and then by her husband. She is never allowed to evolve as a person, and as a result, she is considered to be delightful, ignorant, whimsical, and foolish by the other characters. Yet beneath her twittering, girlish exterior is a woman who has the potential to be independent and forceful, but whose efforts are hampered by the male characters in the play. She is a virtual captive in a lovely dollhouse created by her husband, where her husband keeps her for his amusement."Cite this Analytical Essay:
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Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House" (2003, February 17)
Retrieved September 23, 2023, from https://www.academon.com/analytical-essay/henrik-ibsen-a-doll-house-1696/
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"Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House"" 17 February 2003.
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