...Doll house By: Henrik Ibsen European drama Long form of ‘doll house’ By Dimple Patel 2) The author and his times.3) Form, Structure and Plot.Stream of ConsciousnessChronological orderBeginning & ending4) CharactersTorvald HelmerNoraDr. Rank5) Settings6) Imagery & Symbolism. The TarantellaAllusion 7) Figurative lang.Doll in a doll's houseLittle squirrel/skylark/songbird8) Ironic Devices:Paradox9) Tone10) Theme11) Significance of the work12) Comparison of this work to others13) Effect of this novel on you and your life | Henrik Ibsen is author of ‘Doll house’. He was born on march 20, 1828, Skein Norway. He was a major 19th century Norwegian playwright, theater director, and poet. He is offered referred to as “the father of realism”, and is one of the founder of Modernism in theater. His full name is Henrik Johan Ibsen. He was Norwegian. He wrote books called A Doll’s house; Peer Gynt: A dramatic poem; Hedda Gabler: A play. In 1862, he was exiled to Italy, where the tragedy Brand was written. He moved to Germany in 1868, where he wrote the Doll’s house. Hedda Gabler was written in 1890, by creating one of the theater’s most notorious characters. When in 1891 he returned to Norway, he was literary hero. He died in may 23, 1906, Oslo, Norway.This novel is organized in acts. There are three acts.It is 56-57 pages long European drama, because it was written in Germany, and all the settings took place in Germany too.When the Nora is talking to Helmer reader can...
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...individualism in A Doll’s House Candidate Name- Harssh Padharia Candidate code- School name- Vishwashanti Gurukul School code- Word count- The conflict between social Status and individualism in A Doll’s House A very common theme found in this play is the dominance of the strong and rich on the weak and poor. All the characters in the play are affected by the need of money and this itself has become the base of the sculpture of their lives and the way they think. There exists a barrier defined by money and social standing. The power dynamics in the play is such that the powerful characters in the play attempt to pass this barrier whereas the weaker class strives to come to a level closer to doing so, which indeed either pushes them towards individualism or pulls them away from it. Hence I am going to explore how Ibsen’s distribution of power amongst the characters in the play goes against the Marxist theory in this essay. In the beginning of the play Nora the protagonist returns from shopping with an “number of parcels” and a boy following her with a Christmas tree. This tells the readers that her material wealth and her financial condition dominated her thinking and her life. The society saw her as the wife of Torvald Helmer, therefore she had some regard and recognition in the society. She asks Helen to hide the tree from the kids and she also asks Helmer for more money. Helmer in response makes fun of her my imitating her, saying, “Oh, do! dear Torvald; please, please...
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...A Doll's House – Henrik Ibsemi How It All Goes Down At the beginning of the play, all seems well. Nora and Torvald Helmer appear quite happy together. Torvald speaks to his wife in a rather demeaning way, but she doesn't really seem to mind. The Helmers are both quite excited because Torvald has gotten a new job as the manager of a bank. The couple won't have to worry about money anymore. Nora's old school friend, Mrs. Christine Linde, arrives. She's been recently widowed and is looking for work. Christine is hoping that Torvald might be able to hook her up with a job. Nora tells her friend that she'll ask him. Over the course of their conversation, Nora confesses to Christine that she has a secret debt. Nora refuses to tell Christine who she borrowed money from, but does explain why she had to borrow it. Early in the Helmers' marriage, Torvald got sick from overwork. Doctors prescribed a trip south to warmer climates as the only way to save him. At the time, the Helmers didn't have the money for such a trip. To save Torvald's pride, Nora borrowed money without his knowledge and funded a year in Italy. In order to pay off the debt, she's been skimming from the allowance Torvald gives her and secretly working odd jobs. Nora is especially happy about Torvald's new job, because now money won't be a concern. A creepy man named Krogstad shows up. He works at the bank that Torvald is about to manage. It seems like Nora knows him, but we aren't told why. He goes in to see Torvald. Christine...
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...lifestyle and way of life, especially the division of gender roles. Henrik Ibsen published A Doll’s House in the midst of all of these changes. At the time, he was highly critiqued at the premier because his play went against the nineteenth century and Victorian marriage norms by concluding the play with Nora finding herself after leaving the ideal marriage. In my research, I have discovered that this play was not necessarily geared toward a feministic view, but self liberation for all human beings. Nora Helmer, the protagonist throughout the play, is the adored wife of a newly hired bank manager. She is a very tender-hearted and happy woman. She knew her purpose in life was to dedicate her own to her husband. She was to be happy for the sake of her husband, Torvald Helmer and her children. Mr. Helmer is portrayed to be a very commendable man and who stands firm in his affirmation of faith and is loyally devoted to his family. He would be the match that every mother would want for her daughter. Nora considered herself very fortunate. She admires her husband, not only for his hard work ethic and devotion to making a better life for his family during such harsh living conditions, she feels shielded and protected in his presence. When a woman loves and idolizes someone the way Nora loves Torvald, she is blinded from reality and nothing else seems to matter. When we learn that Torvald is sick with a life threatening illness, there is no question as to how far Nora will go...
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...For centuries women have fought for their rightful place in society and their God-given rights as humans. In some countries, women are still subjected to harsh, defiling conditions. While fighting for these rights, women characters in short stories, novels, plays, and even poetry were made to beat the odds of normalcy. In some instances, these women were portrayed as heroines. Three perfect examples of women characters before their time are Nora Helmer from A Doll’s House, Antigone from Antigone, and Emily Grierson from “A Rose for Emily.” These sapid characters, Antigone, Emily, and Nora, step from the normal roles as women and fight against all authority, stand up for what they believe in, and break the laws as they fall. To better understand the character, one must first understand the author and the time period in which the story was written. Sophocles wrote many dramatic plays including, Antigone. Sophocles, like many of his characters in his plays, was a hero of sorts. He held many public offices and was a general during the Samian War and the Archidamian War. “Sophocles was a priest of Halon and helped introduce the cult of Asclepius, god of medicine, to Athens” (Gill). He grew up in a town known as Colonus, but he stayed in Athens most of the time (Gill). His play, Antigone, was written in 441 B. C., in Ancient Greece. (Sophocles 1465) . In the dramatic play, Antigone, Antigone undergoes a deadly battle with her uncle, future father-in-law, and king, Creon. Antigone...
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...Character Analysis In A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen there is a controversial argument about whether or not Nora Helmer the main character is a hero or not. Throughout the play Nora carries out certain acts of behavior that wouldn’t be considered heroic on the surface but underneath they would. Throughout the play Nora is treated like Torvald’s pet or property not his wife, he looks at her as nothing more than a belonging. Nora is the “doll” wife of Torvald meaning she is just playing a roll and has no say. Little does he know she is actually caring, independent, and brave not just a pet. In the first act when the audience is first introduced to Nora you get the illusion that she is a perfect wife and the only problem she has is spending her husband’s money by shopping a lot. By giving the image of her being a perfect wife it is comparing her to a doll, because dolls have no flaws. As Nora and Torvalds dialogue proceeds you get the sense that Nora is viewed as a pet to Torvald. He calls her pet names such as “his little lark”, “squirrel”, “spendthrift”, and “sweet tooth” (Ibsen 1281-1283). In Torvalds eyes Nora is not viewed as his equal but his property. By Torvald talking to Nora like this he is degrading her. Also in the first act it is revealed that Nora has made some arrangements to keep the household afloat without informing Torvald. Nora lied to her husband not because she wanted to but because she had too. Torvald is a typical man of the 1800th century. Men during...
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...Theatrical Realism Theatrical Realism is the attempt of playwrights to mirror reality on the stage. That is to say, these playwrights intend for the audience to see themselves on the stage without fanfare – a stripped-down form of theatrical arts. Realistic theatre does not possess the magical elements of theatre that preceded it, but this is the strength of realism. Anton Chekhov echoes this point, “I wanted to tell people honestly: ‘Look at yourselves. See how badly you live and how tiresome you are.’ The main thing is that people should understand this. When they do, they will surely create a new and better life for themselves”. Realistic playwrights stood on the shoulders of the giants of theatre who preceded them by continuing to look at their times and people, but shattered new earth by asking audiences to look in to themselves. Realism is theatre in which people move and talk in a similar manner to that of our everyday behavior. The style has been dominant for the last 120 years. It holds the idea of the stage as an environment, and not just an acting platform. Some of the ideas flourishing in realism’s formative years were Charles Darwin’s Origin of Species and Karl Marx’s Communist Manifesto. Both of these works profoundly impacted the intelligentsia. They called into question the foundations on which the people of the world had built their truths. Marx, especially, can be seen as an important figure of the realistic movement as he sought to awaken the working...
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...Donna Thivierge Critical Essay- A Doll’s House In A Doll’s House by Henik Ibsen it can be looked at in critical perspective, in which would be feminist criticism. It illustrates that the role of a female in society was at that time. And the need that every individual needs to find out the kind of person they really are and to strive to become that individual. In the beginning Nora returns home from Christmas shopping and puts her packages on the table. Torvald, her husband, hears her and calls out “Is that my little lark twilling out there?” (pg.1282, Barnet, Burto, Cain. Introduction to Literature).Throughout the play he never calls her by her name until towards the end he has all little pet names for her. He comes out from the study. He expresses horror of debt. They discuss how their finances will improve as he got a new job as manager at the bank. Nora behaves like a little child and he enjoys treating her like one Nora’s friend, Mrs. Christine LInde, that she hasn’t seen in a long time returns to town. She explains to Nora that she hopes to find some work that isn’t too strenuous now that she is widowed, childless, and her husband left her no money. Nora then reveals to Christine how she borrowed money from Krogstad, whom is a lawyer and also works at the bank, that it really wasn’t money that her Papa had left her. She explains she had to do it to save Torvald’s life when he was very ill, to take a trip to Italy and she has never told him any different. Christine is...
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...English 102 How A Doll Became A Master Henrik Ibsen, author of A Dollhouse, creates a play that reflects a woman, named Nora, who when faced with certain difficulties decides to choose a path according to her own particular fulfillment in life. Nora is determined to venture upon a journey at the end of the play with a sole purpose of finding her true identity and meaning in the world. Ibsen illustrates what appears to be a typical marriage of love and loyalty during a time when women were restricted from certain actions and tasks. This marriage between Nora and Torvald Helmer, appeared on the surface to be quite normal, but beneath the surface lingered deceit and self-fulfillment thus providing Nora with the personal growth required to become an independent adult. Nora possesses a conscious where individuality and independence lie dormant, and as a result of a three day experience that stemmed from a secret business loan, her conscious is provided with the ability to flourish. Nora’s childish demeanor, naiveness and inexperience in life is clearly represented early in the play, but as the story unfolds, Nora evolves and becomes an individual adult due to the problems which include the secret business loan, as well as the realistic lessons and impact Krogstad, Mrs. Linde, and Dr. Rank unknowingly contribute in her life. The business loan Nora acquired from Krogstad, behind Torvald’s back, and the threats he made upon her is the beginning of her evolvement to becoming...
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...Specimen Papers and Mark Schemes for English Literature For first AS Examination in 2009 For first A2 Examination in 2010 Subject Code: 5110 Contents Specimen Papers Assessment Unit AS 2 Assessment Unit A2 1 Resource Booklet Assessment Unit A2 2 1 3 9 15 25 Mark Schemes Assessment Unit AS 2 Assessment Unit A2 1 Assessment Unit A2 2 29 31 61 95 Subject Code QAN QAN 5110 500/2493/0 500/2421/8 A CCEA Publication © 2007 Further copies of this publication may be downloaded from www.ccea.org.uk Specimen Papers 1 2 ADVANCED SUBSIDIARY (AS) General Certificate of Education 2009 English Literature Assessment Unit AS 2 assessing The Study of Poetry Written after 1800 and the Study of Prose 1800-1945 SPECIMEN PAPER TIME 2 hours INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES Write your Centre number and Candidate Number on the Answer Booklet provided. Answer two questions. Answer one question from Section A and one question from Section B. Section A is open book. INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES The total mark for this paper is 120. All questions carry equal marks, ie 60 marks for each question. Quality of written communication will be assessed in all questions. 3 Section A: The Study of Poetry Written after 1800 Answer one question on your chosen pairing of poets. Heaney: Opened Ground Montague: New Selected Poems 1 John Montague and Seamus Heaney both write about the Irish past. Compare and contrast the two poets’...
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