A Doll’s House written by Ibsen, and The Awakening, written by Kate Chopin showcases how the men have an upper hand in leading to a woman’s awakening. Dr. Rank in A Doll’s House plays a role in Nora’s life by treating her with respect and dignity .Nora is showcased to be actively communicative and relaxed while being in the presence of Rank. On the other hand, she is unable to have this communication with her husband Torvald who treats her as if she was a child. Contrarily, Robert in The Awakening has an influence in Edna’s life by not giving her the respect she deserves. He treated Edna as a possession as he knew that he would never be able to act upon his love for Edna as she was tied to her marriage. He had eventually left Edna,
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Additionally he does not criticize her for the actions she takes that will initially have an effect on Torvalds reputation. During the ending of Act 2 in A Doll’s House, Nora is practicing her dance while Torvald is initially playing the piano, but he eventually becomes frustrated because of the way Nora is frantically dancing. Nora dances in this way in order to stop Torvald from obtaining the letter Krogstad has left which will lead to Nora’s destruction. Torvald states “ Slower, slow down…Not so violent Nora” (Ibsen 91) Torvald dislikes, how Nora has forgotten the way he taught her the tarantella, and so he confronts Nora and tries to reteach her the steps on the bases of society. While Torvald teaches, Dr. Ranks comes in, in order to play the piano. Ibsen states, “Rank sits at the piano and plays; Nora dances more and more wildly... She does not notice, but goes on dancing.” Right after Torvald begins to teach the tarantella, Rank begins to play the piano in which Nora begins to dance even more frantically. Rank allows her to dance in this manner, as he continues to play the music as a way to showcase his respect for Nora wanting to escape from societal influence. Rank does not care about how society has an influence on the tarantella dance, as he allows Nora to dance in any way she desires. The only way that makes Rank stop playing the music is when Torvald …show more content…
Robert was shocked to hear Edna’s confession of how Leone no longer had possession over him and that she would leave him any day, instead of staying with Edna, Robert runs away like a coward, even when he was in love with Edna as well but he was unable to understand and respect the love Edna had for Robert. Prior these events Edna had to leave due to Adele’s childbirth in which she had requested Robert to stay. She states, “I shall come back as soon as I can; I shall find you here.” When Edna returns from Adele’s place she had expected Robert to be waiting for her return but he was nowhere around but she had discovered a piece of paper which had stated, “I love you. Good-by-- because I love you.” (Chopin 76)Robert had left a note that had stated his departure. Prior to his departure Robert had treated Edna as if she was his possession, he stated, “Why? Because you were Leonce Pontellier’s wife. I couldn’t help loving you...” (Chopin 72) This showcases how he had always loved her and wanted to own her but was unable to do so as she was a married women. Possession of Edna was not her receiving respect from Robert but was rather being owned by him. The initial reason he had left Edna was because of the influence from society.
Additionally he does not criticize her for the actions she takes that will initially have an effect on Torvalds reputation. During the ending of Act 2 in A Doll’s House, Nora is practicing her dance while Torvald is initially playing the piano, but he eventually becomes frustrated because of the way Nora is frantically dancing. Nora dances in this way in order to stop Torvald from obtaining the letter Krogstad has left which will lead to Nora’s destruction. Torvald states “ Slower, slow down…Not so violent Nora” (Ibsen 91) Torvald dislikes, how Nora has forgotten the way he taught her the tarantella, and so he confronts Nora and tries to reteach her the steps on the bases of society. While Torvald teaches, Dr. Ranks comes in, in order to play the piano. Ibsen states, “Rank sits at the piano and plays; Nora dances more and more wildly... She does not notice, but goes on dancing.” Right after Torvald begins to teach the tarantella, Rank begins to play the piano in which Nora begins to dance even more frantically. Rank allows her to dance in this manner, as he continues to play the music as a way to showcase his respect for Nora wanting to escape from societal influence. Rank does not care about how society has an influence on the tarantella dance, as he allows Nora to dance in any way she desires. The only way that makes Rank stop playing the music is when Torvald …show more content…
Robert was shocked to hear Edna’s confession of how Leone no longer had possession over him and that she would leave him any day, instead of staying with Edna, Robert runs away like a coward, even when he was in love with Edna as well but he was unable to understand and respect the love Edna had for Robert. Prior these events Edna had to leave due to Adele’s childbirth in which she had requested Robert to stay. She states, “I shall come back as soon as I can; I shall find you here.” When Edna returns from Adele’s place she had expected Robert to be waiting for her return but he was nowhere around but she had discovered a piece of paper which had stated, “I love you. Good-by-- because I love you.” (Chopin 76)Robert had left a note that had stated his departure. Prior to his departure Robert had treated Edna as if she was his possession, he stated, “Why? Because you were Leonce Pontellier’s wife. I couldn’t help loving you...” (Chopin 72) This showcases how he had always loved her and wanted to own her but was unable to do so as she was a married women. Possession of Edna was not her receiving respect from Robert but was rather being owned by him. The initial reason he had left Edna was because of the influence from society.