Essays 31 - 60
In five pages this paper examines this strong and unconventional female character. There are no other sources listed....
In ten pages this paper discusses issues of blackmail, abandonment, marital rape, and divorce within the context of the role justi...
Nora Helmer and Hedda Gabler are contrasted and compared in 5 pages in terms of life perceptions, relationships, intellect, and pe...
should convey a sense of the strength that is reflected in Nora. The adornments and the furnishings are only accessories to the s...
himself as child was to give puppet performances, for his siblings as well as for other children in the town. Think of how a pupp...
they professed to love, with Medea most certainly taking the deed to great extremes. It is important for the student to understan...
In six pages these two female protagonists are contrasted and compared with their respective self images also considered. There a...
partner. He makes frequent animal comparisons to his wife, referring to her as "my little lark" (43) or "my squirrel" (44). Thes...
point that in order to become complete, we must learn more about ourselves and who we are. In order to do this, we need to experi...
the norm. It was something that perhaps stemmed from the authors fear, but for whatever the reason he created this female monster ...
father who controlled every aspect of her life. When she married bank employee Torvald Helmer, she was merely exchanging a father...
Tovald must deal with those of his subordinates. Despite his law background, he is employed as a bank manager and has a number of...
more of a servant to her husband than a partner. Policies, both domestic and economic, were set by the husband, and the wife acte...
her husbands life seems threatened Nora does the right thing by forging her fathers name and getting money to assist her husband. ...
laboratory tests!"(Ibsen, 71). This constant tearing down of Nora, it can be assumed serves several purposes for Torvald. Firstly,...
him long ago, or at the very least, not promoted him. In this we see Willy blaming his new boss for his position. He puts the blam...
is able to whisk her husband off to a warmer climate, which has the desired effect and Torvald regains his good health. However, ...
particularly like the characters of Christine and Krogstad, especially since Krogstad is essentially blackmailing Nora, we see tha...
coincidence and picturesque contrast" (A Dolls House) punctuated by his use of language plays a significant role in identifying No...
standing up rights and truth. In Henrik Ibsens play "A Dolls House" there are many symbols which represent different aspect...
and makes his way to her dressing room. He knocks, but then quickly enters the room, knowing that she is expecting him. The dan...
beginning of the story she is simply a doll, a pretty thing that plays her role as the good wife and mother. As one author notes, ...
as "little skylark twittering." Her husband calls her "little featherbrain," "little scatterbrain," "squirrel sulking", and "song ...
husband Torvald, belittle their women and define their mates based on their potential as a companion, housekeeper, and the ability...
normal and average. Nora is a woman who is seen as nothing more than a simple creature. Her husband often refers to her in cond...
and changes his mind. He will not sacrifice his only daughter because of Menelaus unfaithful wife. (The impetus behind the Trojan ...
has been troubled for some time and they, at that instant, feel they would do anything to change it if only she would stay. But, t...
he looked at the possibility that a woman, finding herself in a loveless marriage and living a life as an overprotected wife, was ...
shall my purpose work on him" (Shakespeare I iii). From there on out we begin to realize that we, as the audience, are the only on...
serves to foil Nora in Acts I and II by tearing down Noras optimistic attitude with her own weighty pessimism. Mrs. Linde has not...