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

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

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...

that she engages in issues that were considered to be taboo for women back in those days; however, it is no longer her concern how...

suicide. When Judge Brack discerns Heddas role in Lovborgs suicide, he threatens blackmail and Hedda, too, commits suicide. Why ...

enough, women have generally not had the political voice that would allow for such demands. In fact, in the United States women ha...

In four pages this paper examines how the playwright represents social issues in this 19th century dramatic play....

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

In five pages this paper discusses the problems of self integration between black and white women in a consideration of the oppres...

In five pages this paper discusses how women were depicted in Tartuffe by Moliere, Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert, and Hedda Ga...

"terrible grand in her ways" (Ibsen I). Hedda is perhaps everything they assumed she would be. She is arrogant and above these p...

In five pages this paper examines the themes of social power and gender as they are represented in the drama by Henrik Ibsen. The...

male dominance. Heddas immoral, destructive character is a direct product of the oppressiveness of a patriarchal society. As a m...

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...

hand, is a model of blunt decorum and steadiness, a man ruled by his class and conventions rather than feeling: basically, a guy ...

In 5 pages this paper assesses the realism of the premise of A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen and its conclusion. There are 4 sourc...

In 5 pages this paper examines this thematic conflict as it is represented in A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen, Macbeth by William S...

This 5 page paper discusses the portrayal of marriage in three plays: A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen; The Marriage of Olype by Aug...

This paper compares how masculinity is portrayed in 'The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock' by T.S. Eliot and in A Doll's House by H...

In five pages this paper examines the relationship between society and the individual as represented by the female protagonists of...

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

and the people they know are not perfect. This offers us realism in a very powerful manner. At the same time, however, it is also ...

In six pages this paper examines how the play of children is metaphorically depicted in A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen. Three sou...

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

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

When he comes back out he says "Has my little spendthrift been wasting money again?" (Ibsen). From this simple beginning we alre...

do him wrong. She is all but banished and ends up marrying into wealth and power in another region of the continent. Still she sid...

position in the court was not higher than it was. He is the source of all conflict in the story for he presents Othello with subtl...

of society with fewer rights than a woman was a child. Torvald would welcome his wife home from a shopping trip with condescendin...