Henrik Ibsen lived in the Age of Invention and he alone invented the modern drama. One of Ibsen's most important contributions to literature or to drama is the throwing out of the kings and their courtiers. ... We find Pastor Manders, overtly careful of his reputation appearing as another specimen of Ibsen's artificial society. ... In these later works, Ibsen bares the very soul of bourgeois culture. ... The very best art cleanses the soul, and Henrik Ibsen is gentle in doing that as he scrubs you with a brittle brush in the freezing waters of fjords. ...

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In A Doll's House author Henrik Ibsen uses fazade to portray his characters as being shallower than what they truly are; this allowed him to give the characters Nora and Krogstad depth toward the dénouement. ... Henrik Ibsen created a fazade around two of his central characters that imposed ideas and emotions into the audience's mind. ... Another example of Ibsen's use of fazade is exhibited through the heroine, Nora. Here, Ibsen presents the audience with the stereotypical housewife of Victorian times. ... Ibsen chooses to show his main characters in a negative para...

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It is the masterful portrayal of this age-old conflict between the sexes that serves as the dramatic centerpiece in both Tennessee Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire- and Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House."" ... In "A Doll's House,"" Henrik Ibsen similarly centers the dramatic conflicts of the play around the complexity of the male/female dynamic, but his moments of conflict are generally more psychologically subtle. ... "Review of 'A Doll's House' by Henrik Ibsen. ... Ibsen the Norwegian. ... Ibsen, Henrik. ...

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Of course any thoughts on these plays stems from Ibsen's own designs and one must ask why Ibsen has written his drama thus. ... Some answers for these question may be found if one looks into Ibsen's life. ... The Cambridge Companion to Ibsen. ... Modern Dramatists: Henrik Ibsen. Macmillian Press Ltd. 1994 Ibsen, H. ...

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Role play seems to be the name of the game in Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House." ... (Ibsen 842). ... But you would have it so"" (Ibsen 885). ... I [Nora] must make up my mind which is right - society or I"" (Ibsen 886). ... Role play seems to be the name of the game in Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House." ...

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Henrik Ibsen's play entitled A Doll's House is very similar to Euripides play Medea. ... Some of her very important qualities are also seen in Ibsen's main character Nora. ... (Ibsen p. 943) Nora uses a similar tactic as Medea to obtain what she wants. ... Linde in Ibsen's play. ... (Ibsen p. 924) Further evidence to support that Ibsen modeled his play after Medea would be the endings of the two plays. ...

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Henrik Ibsen In his play "A Doll's House,"" Ibsen profusely illustrates the middle-class society's numerous offenses against the women, the weak and the innocent of his era. Ibsen's writing not only reveals his keen awareness of their mistreatment but also his desire to focus society's attention on these issues. ... Ibsen's play strikes at the moral conscience of every society which condones these types of transgressions. ... Absolving Nora of her responsibilities and freeing her from the grip of Torvald's oppression symbolize Ibsen's own emancipat...

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Feminism in A Doll House: A 19th Century Womans Struggles A Doll House, by Henrik Ibsen is regarded as a feminist text despite Ibsens statements to the contrary. ... These instances reflect Ibsens theme that in this play, a woman is faced with many choices. ... A Doll House is a feminism text because of how Ibsen chose to tell Noras story. ... Works Cited Ibsen, Henrik. ...

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For years, it has been argued whether or not Henrik Ibsen's A Doll House is a play presenting the feminist arguments of the Nineteenth century. ... Back in school you were such a free spender," (Ibsen 1573). ... Never in all the world," (Ibsen 1587). ... What if Torvald wanted to be the "influence that's dominant," (Ibsen 1587)? ... In A Doll's House, Ibsen tried to present this as an issue to be dealt with. ...

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A Doll House By: Henrik Ibsen *Title: A Doll House *Author: Henrik Ibsen. ... *Satire: In the play, Ibsen is mocking Middle-class society and how they like to pretend they are more and have more than what they really have and are. In this cases the Helmer's exemplify Ibsen's satire, they like other people to think they have the perfect relationship and the perfect home, when in reality it wasn't like that. ...

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Henrik Ibsen uses Nora Helmer in A Doll House to portray the negative treatment of all women throughout society during the nineteenth century. Many women characters throughout American literature reflect the same conflicts and attitudes of Nora in Ibsen's play A Doll House. ... No more than you think you can spare; then one of these days I'll buy something with it" (Ibsen 784). ... As he shakes his finger at her, Torvald asks, "My sweet tooth really didn't make a little detour through the confectioner's" (Ibsen 785). ... All right you little goose, I know you didn'...

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The Heroics of Women Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House" is a play about a young wife and her husband. ... Ibsen wrote the characters of Helmer and Nora for a very particular reason. ... Ibsen does not offer the audience any solution to the problem. ... In fact, Ibsen often wrote about an individual fighting against! ... She shows us what Ibsen believed to be the solution. ...

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Playwright Henrik Ibsen wrote "A Doll's House" in 1879 as a way to creatively, yet powerfully, make a critique of 19th century society. ... It is for that reason that I cannot remain with you any longer" ( Ibsen 67). ... It was like being a man" (Ibsen 13). ... And when I came to live with you--" (Ibsen 66). ... It is your fault that I have made nothing of my life" (Ibsen 66). ...

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This is a play written in 1879 by the Norwegian poet and playwright Henrik Ibsen. ... Ibsen writes typically in a way that the characters might talk in relation to their position and their relationship with each other. ... Ibsen writes using language that would have been used by the type of people at the time of the play, his works related to real people in real conflicts, such as A Doll's House can be interpreted as an expression of the theme women's rights. ...

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For example, in the late nineteenth century Henrik Ibsen wrote "A Doll's House" for a male-dominated, class-orientated society where emphasis was given to reputation and social status. ... The final act of Nora leaving her family and home in Ibsen's "A Doll's House", when viewed by a modern, Western audience - whilst being seen as an unfortunate and sad event - would not carry the social implications as felt by the original audience. ...

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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. ... By saying this, Nora was actually referring to Torvald coaching her in practicing the Tarantella, but Ibsen was using verbal irony to show us Nora's vision of Torvald. ...

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One of the most striking and impressive qualities of human life is our ability to adapt. Many factors can cause us to change, such as the end of a relationship to the death of a veritable friend. Though change rarely occurs from the intrusion of a few words; in the case of Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's...

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