A Doll House by Henrik Ibsen is a play about women's roles in society in the 19th century. ... The setting of A Doll House takes place at Christmas time in a nicely implemented house. ... Symbolism in A Doll House is seen considerably throughout the play. The title of the play "A Doll House" symbolizes the level of maturity in the house. Nora symbolizes the "doll" in the house and the house itself is her playground. ...

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"Ibsen's ars dramatis centres on the way his heroines find that their doll's houses are turning, or have turned, into prisons."" ... In order to discuss the morphing of doll house' into prison' in A Doll's House and Hedda Gabler one must first examine what makes their domestic situations doll houses' in the first instance. ... Unsurprisingly the publication of A Doll's House greatly offended and upset Laura and has left Ibsen the title of being a greater artist than man'. ... Torvald is often criticised and blamed for creating the doll house howev...

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The Dedicated Husband Torvald Helmer is the breadwinner and foundation for his household in Henrik Ibsen's play, A Doll House. His authoritative personality that holds the family together throughout the beginning of the play is what ends up tearing them apart in the end. ... Within the first ten lines of the play he is already commenting on "the little spendthrift throwing money around again" (1569). ... This is evident when it seems as though she is trying to hide her food from him when the play says, "Nora shuts the door. ... Throughout the play it is obvious that Helmer loves h...

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A DOLL"S HOUSE written by, Henrik Ibsen is recognized as a landmark contribution to modern theater. ... In Ibsen's play, A DOLL"S HOUSE, he says what can I not say. ... This play was a great start in women's rights. Being on of the most controversial part of the play, the end comes, and with it the doll's house tumbles down, and Nora discards her doll's dress, she shed her skin, as it were. ... When Nora closes behind her the door of her doll's house, she opens wide the gate of life for women, and proclaims the revolutionary message that only perfect freedom and c...

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The ending pages of A Doll's House were very entertaining for me. A Doll's House seemed to lean towards using extreme drama and creating dramatic situations in order to capture the reader's attention. ... I could really sense the importance of being independent to this family in A Doll's House. By allowing characters such as Nora to develop over the course of the play, Ibsen sets up the play to have a dramatic, almost tragic downfall. A Doll's House stresses the significance of women during the 1800's. ...

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The play A Doll's House, by Henrik Ibsen, is concerned with the conflict between social distinctions and duty. ... Together they have a cozy house, and three darling children. ... I've been your doll-wife here, just as at home I was Papa's doll--child" (Ibsen). ... She decided that she has to leave a house. ... When Nora closes the door of the doll's house behind her, she opens a different door of new life for women. ...

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A Doll's House As all little girls did when they were young, I would spend my days playing dolls and house, making up stories and dreaming up of the perfect life. ... In A Doll's House, however, we read of a woman subjected to a man's game. ... A Doll's House emphasized the worth of the individual is of supreme importance not just a character in a play. ... In one part of the play, Nora offers Dr. ... (Ibsen, 979) In the Doll House there is quite a bit of foreshadowing; one example of it is when Nora is speaking with Mrs. ...

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The use of symbolism is used greatly in Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House". ... In the times when Ibsen wrote "A Doll's House" women were looked upon as merely objects. Nora who is the protagonist in the play is viewed as her husband Torvald's doll. ... The play takes place at Christmas time and the Christmas tree is symbolic of Nora and her role in the household. ... In the final dramatic scene of the play, Nora explains to Torvald that she feels like his doll in a doll house. ...

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During this episode, Nora realizes what has been going on: that she has become Torvald's "doll- which plays around his "doll- house. ... It's your fault that my life has been wasted [O]ur house has been nothing but a play-room. ... The different versions of A Doll's House studied offer different points of view. ... The genre of A Doll's House is modern tragedy. ... A Doll's House takes the form of realism. ...

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Changes in "A Doll's House" There are many changes which would have to take place to make "A Doll's House" a modern, 21st century play. ... Where as, in "A Doll's House" the characters were almost always dressed up - the men in suit and the ladies in fancy dresses. ... In "A Doll's House," such as when Krogstad is shunned out of society, it is announced rather publicly such as in newspaper and such. ... I know I can't say that this is truly changed now, however, in order to modernize "A Doll's House," some things such as the society in general, would have ...

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In the play A Doll's House by Henrick Ibsen, Nora's dilemma is directly affected by this male-dominating society. ... At the time Nora though her life was pleasant and perfect, but in reality she was just her father's "baby doll, and he played with [her] as [she] use to play with dolls" (Ibsen 1124). ... He played with her like children play with their toys. ... In her marriage, she is again compared to a doll, but this time she is Torvald's doll. ... Everyone in the play refers to her as little Nora. ...

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Henrik Ibsen, a strong feminist supporter and well known author of several feminist stories, created the play "A Doll's House" to represent women in the Victorian Era. ... Prior to analyzing Nora's character in "A Doll's House," understanding the difference in gender roles during the Victorian Era is crucial. ... As the play progresses, Nora finds herself trapped in the "doll house" of her own home created by Torvald. ... Symbolism in A Doll's House comes from the language Ibsen uses to portray gender inequalities in the Victorian Era. ... The ...

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A Dolls House Gender. ... The women of A Dolls House are portrayed as lower than man. ... This idea is stressed in the symbol of the title of the novel as A Dolls House. Torvald sees Nora as a little doll of his that he can play with and keep. He believes that Nora is a doll and his house is her little toy house that he can furnish to try and keep her comfortable, but in the end it is still a false house and is artificial. ...

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Nora Helmer in A Doll's House is a woman ahead of her time. ... A Doll's House by Henrik Isben is about a young woman and her life. ... In one part of the play Nora is caught eating macaroons. ... She simply has to hide her affection for macaroons, because Torvald disagrees with sweets in the house. ... In the final dramatic scene of the play she explains to Trovald that she feels like his little doll in a doll house. ...

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"A Doll's House" In Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House," the characters Nora and Torvald are misleading in their nature. ... In the beginning of A Doll's House, Nora appears to be perfectly content with her life. ... However as the play progresses Nora reveals that she is far more independent than she appears to be. ... Torvald's true appearance is also revealed throughout the play. ... These characters slowly rid themselves of their masks as the play evolves. ...

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A Doll's House 2003 Assignment Explain how a playwright employs minor characters to establish the dominant values of a society in which the central character is marginalised. In "A Doll's House" Ibsen's bourgeois character Nora is suppressed by the nineteenth century patriarchy by which her husband Torvald and money lender Krogstad exercise against her to their advantages. ... At the beginning of A Doll's House, Nora seems completely happy. ... When Nora closes the door of the doll's house behind her, she opens a different door of new life for women. ... To spend t...

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Act one scene one from a doll's house' by Henrik Ibsen is effective in many ways for enrapturing its audience. ... In fact she plays up to him, she plays the role of a child and does not act the role of a mature married mother. ... It is as if Nora is playing a game. ... The title A doll's house' lets us employ a metaphor to the play to see what is happening in the Helmer household as to somehow reflecting a child's game featuring an artificial life of dolls manipulated by the doll, master or mistress. ... Symbolically Nora appears to be the doll living in a doll...

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Henrick Ibsen's play "A Doll's House" revolutionized modern drama with the slamming of the door that was heard around the world. ... In "A Doll's House," Ibsen uses a dysfunctional and oppressive marriage to argue against injustice and for individual rights (Ibsen 1-4). ... By doing so, "the doll becomes the rescuer of the men who made her a doll" (Sprinchorn 122-124). ... With the slam of the door, Nora walks out of the doll house and into adulthood (Kashdan 570). ... Ibsen's theme in this play is "the social lie and duty." ...

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A Doll's House I believe that "A Doll's House" could be updated because; most of the central ideas are still prevalent in today's society. ... One of the reasons that I feel that "A Doll's House" could be updated is that many women of today still feel trapped by their marriages. ... Many women of today still feel like they are a "doll" with nothing of importance to do. ... She felt as if her children were "dolls" just like her and by her leaving she would teach then to be more independent. ... I think it is evident from the contents of "A Doll's House" that this ...

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The Doll House Growing up through life we have played with dolls imaging the perfect life. The wife stays home taking care of the kids, cooks, and cleans the house. ... Over time we have distanced ourselves from this idea but in 1879, when the Doll House was written and performed, these rituals were widely practiced. ... When the play starts we are given a sense that this family portrayal is considered to be an average household. ... In addition to being something of a doll to Torvald, Nora is also like a child to him. ...

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Upon examination of the plays, The Visit and A Doll's House, one can note that each author uses a strategy of facade to add depth to the characters. ... In A Doll's House, Ibsen uses the technique of fazade to allow himself to create the climactic ending that the play calls for. ... The characters in A Doll's House that are put behind fazades are only main characters. ... At all times, A Doll's House remains a one-on-one clash. ... In Ibsen's A Doll's House, he takes advantage of fazades to cause turmoil amongst the characters in the play. ...

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Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House was considered scandalous in its time. ... The play begins with Nora making preparations for Christmas. ... Outwardly, Nora seems to be nothing more than her husband's doll, a possession that he shows off. ... If anything, the play seems to be building to Nora's suicide. ... Some time after Torvald reads the letter, however; Nora goes from contemplating suicide to deciding to liberate herself from her "Doll House." ...

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