The ending to Ibsen's play, is pretty far from happy. ... Henrik Ibsen was one of the first realist writers of the nineteenth century. ... It is these, "essential structural features," that not only reflect human morality, presented by Ibsen, but reflect Ibsen's realist style of writing. ... Ibsen believed that people could realize themselves, by breaking out of society's norms. ... Ibsen also believed that people could form their lives by making the right choices. ...

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A DOLL"S HOUSE written by, Henrik Ibsen is recognized as a landmark contribution to modern theater. Ibsen was credited with being the origin of a new modern perspective that was beginning to emerge in the literary and dramatic world, challenging the marriage and gender roles in 19th century Europe. ... In Ibsen's play, A DOLL"S HOUSE, he says what can I not say. ... The purpose of the play was to provoke thought and incite revolution which is exactly what Ibsen did. ...

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Set in 19th century Victorian era Norway, Henrik Ibsen's tri-partite play A Doll's House explores the idea that status and wealth influence people's lives. ... Ibsen conveys that wealth can give power over others and their own decisions. ... Similarly, Ibsen uses props to develop this idea. ... Ibsen uses the technique of stage directions to convey this idea. ... Throughout Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House, the themes of status and wealth are prevalent throughout and causes the characters that are in control, such as Torvald, to be seen as dominant however without a true ...

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A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen exposes the restricted role of women during Victorian times of its writing and the problems that emerge from a serious variation of power between men and women. ... And she answers him, "Millions of women have done it" (Ibsen 65). ... Once Nora recognizes the truth about their marriage, she realizes that she can no longer stay in this "strange man's house" (Ibsen 66). ...

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"A Doll's House," written by Henrik Ibsen makes many hints about the roles of society and how females were treated at the time. ... " (Forward 1) However, from this play you can observe what Ibsen believed about the roles of society and the equality between males and females. ... " (Ibsen 1251) This phrase sets up the character and his relationship with his wife. ... Linde is a character that Ibsen uses to show that women can do things without a man. ... Ibsen unknowingly gave women a voice. ...

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In Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House, one of the main focuses is gender roles and their impact on the characters. ... Ibsen's novel not only shows insight into a society from the past, but also has highlights a problem with modern societies. ...

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How a Dollhouse Becomes a Broken Home A problem play, such as the one presented in the form of Henrik Ibsen's "A Dollhouse,"" is not meant to leave its audience with a warm, fuzzy feeling of resolution at its end. ... The stage directions Ibsen gives us here show a Nora who is still not mature enough to consider other options she is "shaking her head- and "undisturbed."" (1213). ... Ibsen, in his theory of a problem play, never meant for Torvald and Nora to have a simple, happy ending. ...

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One main similarity between the two plays A Doll's House, by Henrik Ibsen, and Trifles, by Susan Glaspell, is that the women are treated like they are incompetent. In many cases, the men in both plays treat the women like prizes or pets. In A Doll's House, Torvald calls Nora his singing bird, or...

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How does Ibsen explore ways of thinking about European society and the individual in A Dolls House? By Sam Rose-Hill Henrik Ibsens A Dolls House, transcends socio-cultural barriers by delineating the fundamental importance of women in a dominantly patriarchal society. ... This aspect of A Dolls House is Ibsen's primary criticism of the 19th century in which it was written. ... Ironically, Torvald's position of manager at the "joint stock bank- adds to the derision Ibsen focuses on physical affluence. ... Torvald's assumption that because of her gender Nora cannot sav...

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A Doll's House A Doll's House, by Henrik Ibsen, was written in 1879. Henrik Ibsen brings up the affects of contemporary society on women. Granted this play was written in the late 1800's, many women today are still trapped, to a lesser extent, living the stereotype represented by Nora Helmer....

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Nora in Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House was a woman who chose to find herself and to refuse the responsibility of her family by doing so. ... In Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House, Nora chose to leave due to the realization of how society shaped her life to the woman she was, deceitful, nave, and shallow. ... In Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House, Nora could not care for nor raise her children properly on her own due to the structure of society at that time. ...

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Nora's Relationships The story "A Doll House" by Henrik Ibsen is about a young woman named Nora, who is trying to cope with a secret she has kept away from her husband, Torvald. ... In "A Doll House", Henrik Ibsen uses conflict to show Nora's subservient relationship with Torvald, Nora's Hostile relationship with Krogstad, and Nora's misunderstood relationship with Kristine. ... In the "A Doll House", Henrik Ibsen uses conflict to show the unpredictable outcomes of Nora's subservient relationship with Torvald, Nora's Hostile relationship with Krogstad, and Nor...

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Henrik Ibsen uses symbolism in his work of Hedda Gabler, to attach deeper meaning to familiar objects used in the play. ... In Ibsen's play, there is repeated association with Hedda and fire. ... Ibsen uses fire as a destructive symbol, as Hedda uses it to destroy Lovborg's coveted manuscript once she is threatened. ... There are a number of contextual symbols in Ibsen's work. ... Pistols are not widely understood to be a woman's object, especially in the times of Henrik Ibsen. ...

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The Christmas tree in Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House is symbolic of Nora and her role in the household. ... The symbolism of the Christmas tree is carefully developed by Ibsen through parallelism. ...

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In Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House, the main male character, Torvald Helmer, speaks very condescendingly to his wife, Nora throughout the first act of the play. ... No one would believe how much it costs a man to keep such a little bird as you" (Ibsen 140). ... Yes, Nora, that sort of thing is inherited" (Ibsen 140). ... You did your best to amuse us all, and that's the main thing" (Ibsen 141). ... (Ibsen 137). ...

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The plays that deal with the issue of woman in society and the way they are seen in society are Antigone by Sophocles and A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen. We are introduced to the character Nora in Ibsen's play. ...

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The play A Doll's House, by Henrik Ibsen, is concerned with the conflict between social distinctions and duty. ... And she answers him, "Millions of women have done it" (Ibsen). ... Once Nora recognized the truth about her marriage, she understood that she can no longer stay in the "strange man's house" (Ibsen). ... I've been your doll-wife here, just as at home I was Papa's doll--child" (Ibsen). ... You only thought it amusing to be in love with me" (Ibsen). ...

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In "The Death of a Salesman-, by Arthur Miller and "A Doll's House-, by Henrik Ibsen both portray two people who realized their independence when they were at the end of their rope. ... Robert "Literature and Society: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, Nonfiction-, 1994, 3d edition; "Death of a Salesman-, by Arthur Miller and "A Doll's House-, by Henrik Ibsen ...

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Henrik Ibsen's A Doll House, quite insipidly displays an image of a woman who is caught up in her own self-interest. ... To interpret the title to Henrik Ibsen's A Doll House, one would say that the Helmer's household is a little girl's dream world who sees herself as the "main doll" with every other doll or character, centered around her. ...

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Two plays, "A Doll's House", by Henrik Ibsen, and "Antigone", by Sophocles, illustrate the basis behind this quote. ... "A Doll's House", by Henrik Ibsen is a play that illustrates the sorrow of love. ...

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Endings In A Play A play's ending is one of the key elements which produce feelings about the play. In this case, three plays read this semester. "The Glass Menagerie" by Tennessee Williams, "A Raisin In The Sun" by Lorraine Hansberry, and "A Doll's House" by Henrik Ibsen. A play's ...

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Henrik Ibsen's play A Doll House examines a woman's struggle for independence in her marriage and social world. ... When Ibsen presents Nora Helmer, we see a "perfect" wife, who lives in a "perfect" house with a "perfect" husband and children. ... Torvald even calls Nora pet names like "my sweet little lark" (Ibsen 1567) and "my squirrel" (Ibsen 1565). ... Torvald states "But you know we can't go squandering" (Ibsen 1565). ... As Kristine tells Nora, "A wife can't borrow without her husband's consent" (Ibsen 1571). ...

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Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House was considered scandalous in its time. ... In response to criticism and fears surrounding the play, Ibsen wrote an alternate, "happy" ending, in which Nora sacrifices her own freedom to stay with her family. ... In Ibsen's time, the alternate version which has Nora remaining with her family probably would have gone over better with the audience. ...

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The Life Of Nora A Doll House, written by Henrik Ibsen, is a play that focuses on the way women are seen, especially in the context of marriage and motherhood. ... It would upset our mutual relations altogether; our beautiful happy home would no longer be what it is now (Ibsen 13)." ... "You see I am man enough to take everything upon myself (Ibsen 35)." ... It is for that reason that I cannot remain with you any longer (Ibsen 64)." ... But Ibsen came through. ...

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According to Henrik Ibsen, "The strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone". In other words, what this quote means is that the strongest man is the most independent; individuals who do not need to rely on others. Individuals who stand alone are the ones who realize the strength within t...

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