“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife” The opening sentence in Pride and Prejudice has a fine, undeclared message. The obvious message being that a well-off man must be looking for a wife, but it also hides the truth that a single woman is in want of a husband. This novel relates to the play A Doll’s house. In these two readings a women’s idea of marriage is having a husband that can help guide, protect, and provide for them within their means. A man embraces the idea that his role in marriage is to protect and guide his wife.
Pride and Prejudice is considered to be a Regency romance novel. The Regency period lasted from about 1790 until 1820 and the term is …show more content…
According to the author, Ibsen, a woman cannot be herself in modern society. It is a male society alone, with laws made by men and with judges who evaluate female behavior from a man’s word. Women are perceived to be not as smart, less worried about an occupation, also concerned with their apparel, and more aware of theirs and others emotional reactions then men. Like Nora, in the Victorian era, women were evaluated on their family life and purity. Women were to be modest, faithful and well-liked. They were also to be controlled by men and simple minded. During this time housewives had a higher social status than working women like Mrs. Linde, who were thought to be miserably unhappy. In the beginning of the play Nora insisted that she had never been so happy and in love, that married life couldn’t be any better and her husband absolutely adored her. She had a bouncy and playful attitude but there were some things that she was not blind to, like how her looks would soon fade and he may not like her as much. It wasn’t until her husband did not agree to take the blame for her that she finally realized that her father and husband had been treating her like a toy doll. For her entire life she did what she thought she had to do in a male dominant society and that was to please the two men in her life. Even though she had no idea where she was heading when she left her home, she was set on establishing her own
Pride and Prejudice is considered to be a Regency romance novel. The Regency period lasted from about 1790 until 1820 and the term is …show more content…
According to the author, Ibsen, a woman cannot be herself in modern society. It is a male society alone, with laws made by men and with judges who evaluate female behavior from a man’s word. Women are perceived to be not as smart, less worried about an occupation, also concerned with their apparel, and more aware of theirs and others emotional reactions then men. Like Nora, in the Victorian era, women were evaluated on their family life and purity. Women were to be modest, faithful and well-liked. They were also to be controlled by men and simple minded. During this time housewives had a higher social status than working women like Mrs. Linde, who were thought to be miserably unhappy. In the beginning of the play Nora insisted that she had never been so happy and in love, that married life couldn’t be any better and her husband absolutely adored her. She had a bouncy and playful attitude but there were some things that she was not blind to, like how her looks would soon fade and he may not like her as much. It wasn’t until her husband did not agree to take the blame for her that she finally realized that her father and husband had been treating her like a toy doll. For her entire life she did what she thought she had to do in a male dominant society and that was to please the two men in her life. Even though she had no idea where she was heading when she left her home, she was set on establishing her own