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particularly like the characters of Christine and Krogstad, especially since Krogstad is essentially blackmailing Nora, we see tha...

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...

her own backbone and eventually would have left Torvald. Krogstad does not purposely cause the marital strife, some would argue, b...

is certain he will. Nora then discloses how she borrowed the money for their trip to Italy and has been struggling to pay it back ...

In five pages this paper discusses the similarities and differences in wifely roles between Desdemona in William Shakespeare's Oth...

hotel owners son Robert, whose role in life seems to be entertaining the young wives while maintaining a safe enough distance so n...

In seven pages this paper presents a character analysis of Nora Helmer as featured in Henrik Ibsen's social drama A Doll's House. ...

the two characters that are struggling to get back into it: Krogstad and Kristina. By comparison, we can see that Torvald deligh...

to represent his wifes ideal, and she was expected to follow his lead without question. In societys view, a woman was incapable o...

than an idiot, indicating that he had no real knowledge of who she was. However, as the story progresses she slowly began to emerg...

not a political drama, but the battle of wills between two family members -- Creon and his niece, Antigone. It does not take much ...

society has determined what their roles are and how long they are to enact them. Enter Nora and Medea, who both prove to have min...

In six pages this research paper discusses how slavery manifests itself in one form or another in Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Trav...

This paper examines concepts of paradox and passion, women's social position, and individual autonomy in the philosophy of Soren K...

the elements that speak of such disappointments. The paper finishes with a brief discussion of the works discussed. Story of an ...

overlook the intimate clues that illustrate the wife killed him. The women, who have accompanied the men, slowly put the pieces to...

her shell, showing her intelligence and her need to be independent and the fact that her husband will not accept and appreciate wh...

and his life. He does not allow, or expect her to be anything more. He berates her like a child for spending money and for eating ...

When she is speaking of the characters of Desdemona and Antigone, which is important to examine in order to compare to the charact...

in this case. The setting of the plays could also be associated with the setting that relates to money. In both plays one of the...

her husband. She has little identity and really does not seem interested in finding much of an identity. However, as the story evo...

will is responsible for the subsequent chain of events. Therein is the problem of free will. If it in fact exists, how...

after the stories are done. In the beginning of both of the novels the women seem to be relatively happy, and perhaps ignorant, ...

of the men involved. The men want things in absolutes, black and white; the women can tolerate ambiguity. In Noras case, things ar...

This essay asserts that Ibsen's play "A Doll's House" presents a convincing argument that a woman could be herself, that is, an au...

of Norway. Interestingly, Ibsen observed a year before the completion of A Dolls House in his text Notes for a Modern Tragedy, "T...

an absent father. Although it is not obvious, her fathers absence lies at the bottom of her plight. To support her sick mother and...

part of his micro-manipulation of Noras behavior. For example, he jokingly calls her his "Miss Sweet Tooth" as he grills her about...

one of the most essential elements of sacrifice, especially in a religious context, is that the action is performed willingly, and...

husband Torvald, belittle their women and define their mates based on their potential as a companion, housekeeper, and the ability...