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

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

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...

her husband, but she commits fraud when she signs her fathers name to the bond (Ibsen, 2004). (We can assume that her father was w...

in order to obtain the loan. At this point in the nineteenth century, married women were not allowed to own property or carry out ...

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

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

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 ...

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

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...

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

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

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

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...

she develops the illusion of her identity slowly vanishes. She is slowly seen as an intelligent woman who desires more from life t...

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...

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

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...

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 ...

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

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

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

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...