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 have a ...

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In Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House, Nora and Torvald Helmer show the possible effects of gender conflict in a marriage. ... At the very heart of A Doll's House is gender conflict. ... The climax of A Doll's House comes when Nora finally recognizes that she can no longer live as Torvald's "most treasured possession"(956), and goes through a change in character. ... At the beginning of A Doll's House, Nora and Torvald play the part of the happy couple not only to the outside world, but also to one another. ... Nora shows this when she sets out to discover herself and ...

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Plays like A Doll's House, Hadda Gabler and Ghosts are classified under the second phase of his dramatic career. ... A Doll's House was the first in the series investigating the tensions of family life. ... In A Doll's House we find two types of spirtual laws, two kinds of conscience, one in men and a quite different one in women. ... A Doll's House tells the story of Nora who is a "wife" of a "bank manager" Helmer. ... She decides to leave her doll's house after coming to realize that their ideal home including their marriage and parenting has been a fabrication fo...

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Boys generally play with balls, toy trucks and building blocks whereas girls spend their time with dolls, tea sets and stuffed animals. ... If the house is falling apart she may feel guilty for going to work. ...

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Society encourages his authority as men were expected to be the head of the house and carry the financial burden of the family3, further emphasising Stanley's bravado as he shows his superiority by being the breadwinner in the house. ... My baby doll's left me!...

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