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The Juxtaposition of the Themes on Oppositions and Congruencies on A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen The play A Doll’s House was written by Henrik Ibsen in the 18th century. The dramatist wanted to emphasize on the characteristics of Nora and hence he used Mrs Linde, the foil of Nora to put a light on the differences between the two characters. The two characters in the play - Nora and Mrs Linde who are similar yet have distinct personalities. However, the biggest common ground between them is…

decreed an inferior position for women. He is a symbol of society: male-dominated, authoritative, and autocratic” (A Doll’s House 109). Torvald stereotyped his wife and used demeaning diction when using pet names throughout the show such as “Singing lark” and “Little spendthrift”, he even goes so far as to pat her on the head as one would a puppy, but never an equal (“A Doll’s House” 109). After calling Nora a “spendthrift”, he continues and stereotypes his wife by saying, “That is like a…

Henrik Ibsen has a true talent when it comes to making a thought provoking piece of work. In Henrik Ibsen’s play A Doll 's House, Nora Helmer was awakened to a harsh reality after the arrival of her friend Christina Linden. The plot of the play centers on the lives of Nora Helmer and her husband Torvald Helmer. Nora took out a loan from Nils Krogstad in order the save Torvald’s life and she is trying her hardest to keep her secret. Christina appears in the life of Nora and Torvald seemingly out…

Much like that first poem, this one depicts a relatively peaceful scene, “In Flanders fields the poppies blow / Between the crosses, row on row, / That mark our place; and in the sky / The larks, still bravely singing fly / Scarce heard amid the guns blows.” (Flanders field). This poet sets the poem in the middle of a field of poppy where the wind blows and the birds are still singing which makes the reader initially feel peaceful. He then…

Torvald’s thoughts on Nora and women are expressed when he says it is just like a woman to want to take out loans and not think of the consequences. He distracts her with offering to give her something. Torvald commences to call her pet names like “little lark, little squirrel and little spendthrift, he always adds little in a way accentuating her child-like state. Nora asks for more money which makes her seem as if she’s obsessed with money and that is the only thing she wishes for. Torvald…

In the play A Doll’s House, Henrik Ibsen utilizes the dialogue between Torvald Helmer and Nora to expose the sexist nature of their society that reduces women to inferior positions and imposes restrictive roles on them. Indeed, Ibsen reveals his desire to modify these confining societal norms through Nora’s transformation at the end of the play, evident through her shift in language to Helmer, and further in her denunciation of all obligations society foists upon women. Torvald Helmer’s language…

The way women are portrayed in the world has vastly changed throughout generations, especially since the Victorian Era. In A Doll’s House, Henrik Ibsen introduces the unfavorable role of women in the 19th century society through his doll metaphor, played out in Nora’s sudden dissatisfaction for her husband and her home. Numerous critics agree, “The focus of the play is specifically to elucidate how certain actions are carried out in opposition to general gender norms, not least norms that…

Henrik Ibsen’s play A Doll’s House depicts the concept of entrapment. Nora Helmer, the protagonist of the play, is confined in her domestic life where she lives with her naivety under the dominance of her husband Torvald Helmer. The detailed stage set metaphorically represents a perfectly pretty yet limited doll’s house where Nora lives like a doll, oblivious to the fact that this confinement is hindering her from further development in life. Ibsen illustrates the Helmers’ house itself as a…

Throughout “A Doll’s House”, Torvald refers to Nora as his “little lark” (Ibsen 785), “squirrel” (785), and “little spendthrift” (785). Torvald feels as though “something of beauty [is lost]... from a home that’s founded on borrowing and debt” (786). He eventually informs Mrs. Linde “knitting… can never be anything but…

The concepts of the importance of nature and individuality are heavily depicted throughout Into The Wild and throughout all genres of music. There are five songs from different song that represent Chris and express the notions of nature and individuality in different verses of the songs. These five songs are “Waving Through A Window”, “Birds”, “I Don't Know My Name”, “What A Wonderful World”, and “Follow Your Arrow”. All hold some meaning to events in the book or to the themes of the book. The…