19th-century theatre

A Rose for Emily and The Yellow Wallpaper are two short stories about two women during the late 1800s through the early 1900s. This is during an era when women are viewed as less important than men. Both Emily and the narrator are trapped in a world of delusions, control, and mental illness. Scorned by the men in their lives and society, both women experience feelings of control by others, loneliness, and a loss of sanity. Although both women share similar experiences, they came from different…

Nora is the main character in Ibsen’s play. She is forced to view her life in reference to her motherly roles, wifely duties, and as a worker. During the 19th century when the play was written, many people thought of women as mothers and housewives and nothing else. This is a perception that is challenged at the end of the play when Nora abandons her children in pursuit of herself and freedom, a move unheard of during her time. It was almost a taboo for a woman to leave behind her…

through Mr Bennet. Through her portraits of Mr Bennet, Mr Bingley and Mr Darcy of different birth order and inheritance, Austen highlights social conduct as the key to a gentleman amidst class mobility and social turmoil of the late 18th and early 19th century caused by the Industrial…

Crafts Movement of the second half of the 19th century was an English aesthetic movement that started an appreciation of decorative arts throughout Europe. It is difficult to say what exactly can be described as ‘Arts and Crafts’ as the craftsmen and women associated with the movement were working within a spectrum of crafts; as architects, printers, painters, sculptors and jewellers. The revival of Arts and Crafts in the second half of the 19th century incorporated many different traditions of…

In America, written and directed by Jim Sheridan, focuses on a family of Irish immigrants who move to New York in the 1980s, and must adjust to their new life. Personal experiences of the Irish during the diaspora have stayed the same throughout this film, for a countless number of reasons including job type, and crime. In America captures real life struggles throughout the eyes of the Irish, and how they had to make the best out of any situation. The Sullivan family emigrates from Ireland to…

There are many points that can be compared in Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” to her “A Visit to Avoyelles” short story. For example, both of the stories take place in the nineteenth century, and revolve around something to do with marriage or human relationships. However, there are also more important points in contrast. In perspective of Kate Chopin’s view of human relationships, assumptions of other human beings, and themes within the stories, each can have their own comparisons, but…

corrupted government, that it was “glittering on the surface corrupt underneath”, addresses the corruption that was shaping the nation in the mid-19th century. Reconstruction was a time when the U.S. population and economy grew quickly, but along with this, there was a lot of political corruption. The widespread belief in the middle to the late 19th century was that the United States had a special mission to expand westward. Urbanization during the Reconstruction, including rapid immigration…

Nora is not eight years old, but he treats her as she is. Nora is a grown woman and can make her own decisions yet Torvald is almost always invested in the what she is doing. In his sense Torvald is an atrocious husband, however In the nineteenth century this is how husbands treated wives. Torvald is most likely raised seeing this and he observes it in other couples. Torvald can not be titled as an antagonist because he is shown the way he treats his wife is how all wives are treated. In final…

• Name of Industrialist: Andrew Carnegie. • How did he acquire his wealth? - Andrew Carnegie was born into a family who believed in the importance of books and learning in Dunfermline, Scotland. After he immigrated to the United States in 1858, he started with his first job as a telegrapher and then invested in railroads. With constant efforts, he established the Carnegie Steel Company in 1889 that was the largest steel company in the world. He made huge sums of money from the steel industry.…

saw the practices as revolutionary to American business and saw the businessmen as ‘Captains of Industry’ for their good work and innovate practices. (Doc C-2). This is the title the businessmen of the Gilded Age worked hard to deserve. In the 19th century, the upper class grew. “…the richest 9 percent of Americans controlled 75 percent of the nation’s wealth.” (Context). These people often gained their wealth at the expense of the poor. Business owners, such as Andrew Carnegie and John…