Henrik Ibsen sparked an early version of the women's rights movement and a trend toward different marital standards. ... Hjalmar Boyesen, in A Commentary on the Works of Henrik Ibsen, remarks, "As long as women are brought up primarily with a view to pleasing men, their individuality must of necessity be sacrificed. ... " (Ibsen 1). ... (Ibsen 3). ... Henrik Ibsen changed modern literature with A Doll's House. ...

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This can be seen through the play A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen. ... Within Henrik Ibsen's play, A Doll's House, Ibsen uses the symbolism of clothing to illustrate freedom. ... " Although Ibsen has Kristine directly referring to the fancy dress, Ibsen also has her indirectly referring to Nora's marriage. ... This can be seen through Henrik Ibsen's play, A Doll's House, when Nora is forced to wear what her husband wants her too which covers up her identity causing her to discover who she is when she leaves him, gaining more freedom as she does so. Within Henr...

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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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This is exactly the case for nineteenth century Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. ... An inarguably feminist icon born of Ibsen's dramatic literature is Hedda Gabler. ... Regardless of whether or not Ibsen and critics considered his work to be feminist, women who attended performances of Ibsen plays were overwhelmingly empowered by what they saw. During the years of 1880 and 1900, all but three of Ibsen's plays were originally produced as matinees. ... When presented with the works of Ibsen, women could immediately identify with the situations being played out in front of them. ...

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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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" DOGEN Henrik Ibsen (1828 - 1906) was a Norwegian writer whose work is primarily dramatic. ... Born on March 20th, 1828 in Skien, Norway, Henrik was the second of the six children. ... The play caused an uproar throughout Europe and America and Henrik Ibsen continued to suffer severe criticism from his critics. ... "The voice of Henrik Ibsen in Ghosts sounds like the trumpets before the walls of Jericho. ... Ibsen " . ...

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Playwright Henrik Ibsen, once accused of being somewhat "criminal" himself, forced us to look at the mindset of the criminal themselves. Criminals of society's morals created a driving force for Ibsen. ... Ibsen creates a societal background and forces an ordinary person against it. From the audience, Ibsen demands sympathy for his heroes. ... It is a paradox that none of Ibsen's characters manage to escape. ...

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Henrik Ibsen, a strong feminist supporter and well known author of several feminist stories, created the play "A Doll's House" to represent women in the Victorian Era. ... Ibsen shows the exploitation of woman through the interactions of Nora and Torvald. ... In the analysis of Ibsen's play, feminist Julia Kristeva analyzes Ibsen's play and uses his lines to draw conclusions about the exploitation of women. ... " (Ibsen, 786). ... Ibsen's entire play revolves around Nora's character. ...

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Furthermore, two notable authors that recognize the strength of the female individual through their works are Henrik Ibsen and Alan Moore. The works which underline the strength and individuality of women are Ibsen's "A Doll House" and Moore's "V for Vendetta." In the three-act play, "A Doll House," by Henrik Ibsen, the writer shines the spotlight upon its female protagonist, Nora Helmer, a submissive and spendthrift housewife. ... " (Ibsen 786). ... Next, a similar theme which parallels that of Ibsen's A Doll House is achieved through Alan Moore's V for Vendetta. ...

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Henrik Ibsen's kitchen-sink drama, 'Hedda Gabler' gravitates around the intricate character of Hedda, whose capricious moods and tussle with societal roles make her a truly unconventional woman, nefariously attacking feminine ideals. ... "(Ibsen 202). ... And so withered" (Ibsen 179). ... " (Ibsen 264). ... " (Ibsen 264). ...

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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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Roleplay seems to be the name of the game in Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House." ... " (Ibsen 842). ... This is how Ibsen first introduces Nora to the audience, as a simple minded, obedient trophy-wife. ... But you would have it so" (Ibsen 885). ... I [Nora] must make up my mind which is right - society or I" (Ibsen 886). ...

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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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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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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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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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In Henrik Ibsen' play, "A Doll's House," the role of women is revealed as being strong and sacrificial individuals, and Ibsen demonstrates this through the two main characters: Kristine Linde and Nora Helmer. ... Henrik Ibsen created an interesting array of characters within his play, A Doll's House, who come from different walks of life, but still revolve around several central core values. ... Linde, Ibsen makes this idea a blatant fact by peppering their lives with moments of self-sacrifice for the betterment of those around them. ...

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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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