A character without mood is a play without plot twists. Setting defines the mood of a character by providing new scenarios that only a change of setting could provide. Feelings, thoughts and ideas are produced through setting changes. The use of setting in the plays As You Like It by William Shakespeare and A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen portrays how characters respond to central ideas and controversies regarding the concept of love.
Rosalind's relationship with Orlando faces substantial changes when Rosalind transforms into Ganymede while living in the Forest of Arden. A typical gender role challenged in the play As You Like It is the role of a female in a relationship. During the Elizabethan Era, it would be the norm for a woman to act as …show more content…
As Orlando becomes more foolish over his love for Rosalind, Ganymede puts him in his place. Orlando swears that he will die for his love for Rosalind. Ganymede states, “This poor world is almost six thousand years old, and in all this time there was not any man who died in his own person, videlicet, in a love cause. (IV. I. 89-91)” Rosalind is sensible and understands the underlying truth of relationships. However, when she was still living in the court, she takes on a more girly attitude, swooning over Orlando wrestling and constantly worrying instead of taking action. The setting changes Rosalind's mood for when she is in the court she takes on a stereotypical female role, however while in the forest she obtains traits found in men. …show more content…
When Torvald finds out about Nora’s secret and illegal doings, his reaction is harsh and he states that she has poisoned his household. His outburst results in Nora coming to a realization about the truths of her life with Torvald. When Torvald accuses her saying she is not fit to be a wife or a mother, she states, “Indeed you were perfectly right. I am not fit for the task. There is another task I must undertake first. I must try to educate myself- you are not the man to help me in that.” While not a literal setting change, the atmospherical change results in a immense change in Nora’s character. The revelation of the bond, leads Nora to be more critical of her relationship with Torvald and in the end leaves him because the problems are too great to overcome. If the bond was never released, Nora would have continued to live in her
Rosalind's relationship with Orlando faces substantial changes when Rosalind transforms into Ganymede while living in the Forest of Arden. A typical gender role challenged in the play As You Like It is the role of a female in a relationship. During the Elizabethan Era, it would be the norm for a woman to act as …show more content…
As Orlando becomes more foolish over his love for Rosalind, Ganymede puts him in his place. Orlando swears that he will die for his love for Rosalind. Ganymede states, “This poor world is almost six thousand years old, and in all this time there was not any man who died in his own person, videlicet, in a love cause. (IV. I. 89-91)” Rosalind is sensible and understands the underlying truth of relationships. However, when she was still living in the court, she takes on a more girly attitude, swooning over Orlando wrestling and constantly worrying instead of taking action. The setting changes Rosalind's mood for when she is in the court she takes on a stereotypical female role, however while in the forest she obtains traits found in men. …show more content…
When Torvald finds out about Nora’s secret and illegal doings, his reaction is harsh and he states that she has poisoned his household. His outburst results in Nora coming to a realization about the truths of her life with Torvald. When Torvald accuses her saying she is not fit to be a wife or a mother, she states, “Indeed you were perfectly right. I am not fit for the task. There is another task I must undertake first. I must try to educate myself- you are not the man to help me in that.” While not a literal setting change, the atmospherical change results in a immense change in Nora’s character. The revelation of the bond, leads Nora to be more critical of her relationship with Torvald and in the end leaves him because the problems are too great to overcome. If the bond was never released, Nora would have continued to live in her