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. ... In "A Doll's House- Nora's husband treats her like a child. ... She leaves an unformed soul, determined to become a full person rather than the doll of the male figures in her life. ... 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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• Grade Level: High School

(Ibsen, Act 3, page 91). ... (Ibsen, Act 3, page 101). ... (Ibsen, Act 3, page 101). ... (Ibsen, Act 1, page 44). ... In other words, the problem in "A Doll House" does not lie with Torvald alone. ...

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Men and Women are Not Equal Ibsen's "A Doll's House- and Sophocles' "Antigone- are both significant in that they avoid the social temptation of using a man as a protagonist. ... In "A Doll's House-, Nora must decide where the line between right and wrong is drawn. ... The end comes, and with it the doll's house tumbles down and Nora discards her doll's dress, she sheds her skin as it were. ... It is then that she realizes how much she has been wronged, that she is only a plaything, a doll to Helmer. ... When Nora closes behind her the door of her doll'...

• Word Count: 1000
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School