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    responblity in society can hinder him/her from achieving success. This is true because an indiuduals responblity can change how that person lives the rest of their life. For example in the book A DOLL’S HOUSE by Henrik Ibsen DR. Rank works as a doctor and he always take care of people yet no one ever takes care him. Another example is the relationship between DR. Rank and Nora society is stopping them from being together because

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    history is portrayed in a particular play emphasizing what a certain historical event‚ personage‚ or situation enables the playwright to communicate. Discuss what effect the playwright’s transformation of historical reality has on an audience. Henrik Ibsen’s widely regarded work‚ A Doll’s House‚ was first introduced in 1879 as a theatrical presentation of human rights. Today‚ Ibsen’s work remains as such‚ although often conveyed as more focused on women’s rights. The Norwegian playwright’s

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    Jessica Miller Essay How Realism Reflects On the Ways of Human Beings In the play A Dollhouse by Henrik Ibsen realism plays a major part in how the ending played out. Most stories have that happily ever after feel‚ but in A Dollhouse things are not as they seem. In the beginning it looked like it is going to be one of those stories with a happy family who seems to be the ideal couple with money‚ kids‚ and a nice house. However‚ as time goes by the plot starts to become more realistic; Nora starts

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    Repressed Women in Literature While the women of the short story “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin‚ and the drama A Dollhouse by Henrik Ibsen lead very different lives‚ they are similar in one very obvious way. Both women feel trapped by their husbands and by the expectations society places on them. The repression of Louise and Nora is inflicted upon them by both self and society; how does one remain an individual while also conforming to the traditional female role mandated by society? Chopin’s

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    The play‚ A Doll’s House‚ written by Danish playwright Henrik Ibsen was released amongst great controversy in the late 18th century. This play by Ibsen was considered scandalous for its interpretation of gender roles and the societal norms of 18th century Norway. Central to the arguably feminist agenda of this play is the main character Nora and her relationships with her husband Torvald Helmer‚ Dr. Rank‚ her and her husband’s friend and antagonist Krogstad. These relationships are crucial to

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    Doll’s House Demonstrate an Allegory for Women’s role at that time? The door of A Doll’s House is closed at last. This is a symbol for the end of the way society thinks about women back in the Victorian era around the 19th century. At the time Henrik Ibsen wrote the play A Doll’s House in Norway‚ it was normal for society to look down upon such women that would leave their children and husbands behind. Men had a higher status than women at that time. The title “Doll’s House” ties well with the play

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    humanism is a philosophy that usually rejects supernaturalism and stresses an individual’s dignity and worth and capacity for self-realization through reason. Humanism is not just about males or just about females; its about humans living as one. In Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House‚ humanism is shown through every single word and every single detail. A Doll’s House centers on humanism because it demonstrates the search for identity‚ living up to societal standards‚ and believing that men and women are

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    never able to be herself‚ she was influenced and controlled by Torvald himself. In A Doll’s House‚ Henrik Ibsen uses the metaphor of a dollhouse in order to illustrate and emphasize the controlling of women during the late 1800s as well as the imperfections of a family. When Nora describes how she feels to Torvald‚ she says how Torvald has “only thought it pleasant to be in love with me [Nora]” (Ibsen 66)‚ Ibsen’s diction‚ such as “pleasant” is an important factor to Ibsen’s metaphorical use because

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    written by Henrik Ibsen in 1879 is considered a landmark in drama for its portrayal of realistic people‚ places‚ and situations. I n this play Ibsen tackles women ’s rights as a matter of importance. Throughout this time period it was neglected. A Doll ’s House was written during the movement of Naturalism‚ which commonly reflected society. Ibsen acknowledges the fact that in 19th century life the role of the woman was to stay at home‚ raise the children and attend to her husband. Ibsen confines his

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    David Rosenblatt English 12 Mr. Knapp 12 February 2015 Pampered or Pampers In the Victorian Era‚ there was a lack of respect for women‚ along with the reality that women did not work or contribute to the family’s funding. In Henrik Ibsen’s “A Doll House”‚ Nora displays acts of extreme immaturity and irresponsibility‚ comparable to that of a child. Nora clearly had no sense of the value of money‚ due to the fact that she was pampered by her father and husband; she never had to work a day in her life

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