“There comes a time when you have to choose between turning the page and closing the book.” This quote by the actor Josh Jameson can be used to express the plays Oedipus the King and A Doll’s House. The two are old pairings,, but get the point across. Oedipus the King showed that too much drama can be a bad thing, leaving it very disliked, while A Doll’s House paved the road for a pleasant and empowering book. It is clear that A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen is great at showing dynamic characters and equality, which David Grene’s Oedipus the King could have used since it being so dramatic gave away the ending early on. A Doll’s House has two dynamic characters, Nora and Torvald, who show that people can change fast from old habits
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The play starts off with Torvald judging Nora for her spending habits and blames it on her being a woman and a product of her father: “Nora, Nora! Just like a woman! Seriously though, Nora, you know what I think about things” (Doll act I). Here, Torvald shows his beliefs of women, which follow old and modern stereotypes. Torvald’s opinion is sexist and shows that he doesn’t understand his wife enough, especially if he cannot control her spending habits. Later on, Nora has had enough and has decided to leave. Torvald has held her back and now that she trues to do something for herself he will not allow …show more content…
Oedipus is searching for the killer of the late king and has announced to his people of his plan to find the killer. He says, “Upon the murderer I invoke this curse- whether he is one man and all unknown, or one of many- may he wear out his life in misery to miserable doom! (OR 246-249). Here foreshadowing is seen with Oedipus, the killer, since he sends himself to the mountains to die a miserable death after stabbing his eyes out. He predicts his future by trying to threaten the killer but instead seals his fate. As Oedipus talks to Teiresias, the blind prophet, to find out whom the killer could be. Instead, Oedipus gets unwanted news that he is the killer and the following news only gets worse: “This day will show your birth and will destroy you” (OR 439). Teiresias predicts that Oedipus will discover the truth of his family that will ruin him. It happens later that Oedipus discovers his wife was his mother and that he killed his father. This information ruins the family causing his wife to commit suicide and Oedipus to stab his eyes. The drama that later occurs from this line leaves a great impact on the rest of the day. Teiresias leaves and Oedipus goes to Jocasta, his wife, to solve a dispute. He soon finds out of a prophecy that was mentioned to the late king. Jocasta says, “..and it told him that it was fate that he should die a victim at the
The play starts off with Torvald judging Nora for her spending habits and blames it on her being a woman and a product of her father: “Nora, Nora! Just like a woman! Seriously though, Nora, you know what I think about things” (Doll act I). Here, Torvald shows his beliefs of women, which follow old and modern stereotypes. Torvald’s opinion is sexist and shows that he doesn’t understand his wife enough, especially if he cannot control her spending habits. Later on, Nora has had enough and has decided to leave. Torvald has held her back and now that she trues to do something for herself he will not allow …show more content…
Oedipus is searching for the killer of the late king and has announced to his people of his plan to find the killer. He says, “Upon the murderer I invoke this curse- whether he is one man and all unknown, or one of many- may he wear out his life in misery to miserable doom! (OR 246-249). Here foreshadowing is seen with Oedipus, the killer, since he sends himself to the mountains to die a miserable death after stabbing his eyes out. He predicts his future by trying to threaten the killer but instead seals his fate. As Oedipus talks to Teiresias, the blind prophet, to find out whom the killer could be. Instead, Oedipus gets unwanted news that he is the killer and the following news only gets worse: “This day will show your birth and will destroy you” (OR 439). Teiresias predicts that Oedipus will discover the truth of his family that will ruin him. It happens later that Oedipus discovers his wife was his mother and that he killed his father. This information ruins the family causing his wife to commit suicide and Oedipus to stab his eyes. The drama that later occurs from this line leaves a great impact on the rest of the day. Teiresias leaves and Oedipus goes to Jocasta, his wife, to solve a dispute. He soon finds out of a prophecy that was mentioned to the late king. Jocasta says, “..and it told him that it was fate that he should die a victim at the