Is a woman's most sacred duty a duty to herself, or to her husband and children? ... They were expected to please their husbands at any cost. ... They have to conform to the masculine ideal of womanhood, not to their own ideal as determined by their own endowments, temperament, and character" (p. 199). ... By doing this, she saved her husband's life. ... Their husbands and marriages defined them. ...

• Word Count: 1148
• Approx Pages: 5
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• Grade Level: High School

The play revolves around two characters, Nora and her husband Torvald. ... With his symbolic writing and bold attack on the conservative ideals of his time, he served as the stepping stone for women of today. ... Torvald proves himself a petty philistine, a bully and a coward, as so many good husbands when they throw off their respectable cloaks. ...

• Word Count: 328
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: High School

The fixation on wealth, in every aspect of the play, details the values, which are synonymous with ideals of having "not just all one needs, but lots of money, lots-. ... Similarly the concurrent exploration of freedom (for Nora) is eventually defined through each act, to eventuate an epiphonic realisation of her husband, and the society in which she lives. ... Being that The Standard opinionated: "It would be a misfortune were such a morbid and unwholesome play to gain the favour of the public- (Because of the ideals of existentialism, post-modernism, and fundamental societal rebell...

• Word Count: 707
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The ideal Victorian woman is represented as someone who is devoted to taking care of her family and is home-loving. She is kind, extremely sympathetic and will always obey her husband. ... A woman's entire life was controlled by the male gender whether it be father, husband or even son. ... Ibsen's play attempts to display the gender inequalities of The Victorian Era through the martial relationship between Nora and her husband, Torvald The main character, Nora, strives to be the perfect wife who her husband, Torvald, wants her to be. ... Nora plays the role of the submissive wife w...

• Word Count: 1128
• Approx Pages: 5
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Nora makes frequent references to her dependence on both her father and her husband throughout the play. ... Therefore she had to depend upon her good looks, according to the ideals of the men of her day, her charm, her little drawing-room arts," (Spartacus). Though the marriage between Nora and Torvald appears to be healthy and ideal, every time Nora uses the money that Torvald gives her to make a payment towards her loan, she is deceiving Torvald. ...

• Word Count: 926
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In his opinion, it is the divine duty of a woman to be a good wife to her husband and a good mother to her children. ... In constantly referring to Nora as a small, delicate animal, he inflates his ideal and sense of himself as being the wise, domineering member of the union, reassuring him of his control over the situation. ...

• Word Count: 644
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School