Ibsen's implementation of female sacrifices in A Doll's House brings to light the prominence of prescribed gender roles during nineteenth-century Norwegian society. Female sacrifices are one of the many ways that Ibsen conveys the realistic situations that women were facing during that time, such as gender discrimination, which were mainly supportive of men disallowing women basic rights. The distressing aspects...
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If Hitler wasnât elected, the Holocaust couldâve been avoided. Maybe if Romeo and Juliet hadnât met, Tybalt and Mercutioâs deaths couldâve been avoided, and even the deaths of Romeo Juliet themselves couldâve been avoided. The thing that ties each of these events together though is Fate. In the tragic play by William Shakespeare titled, âRomeo and Julietâ, two teens, each...
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It is clear that Shakespeare intended these creative names to evoke certain fragments of meaning. For instance, Hamlet's name recalls the phrase: 'If you are not getting to eat that ham, let your sister have some,' while Fortinbras clearly implies 'Hello, Iâm An eccentric old woman, Iâm trying to find tin bras.' There's another similarity, the element of language. In...
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Introduction Often, we fall as victims of our indecisions in our plight to please and fit in society. We fail to contemplate that self- realization, independence, and subtleness also count. In Ibsen's play, A Doll's House, the protagonist Nora is tied by family and societal issues that eight years later, she realizes her life is incomplete. She abandons her marriage...
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Romeo and Juliet are the main protagonists of William Shakespeareâs romantic tragedy. Romeo, a descendant of Lord and Lady Montague, falls in love and secretly marries a young girl called Juliet, a descendant of Lord and Lady Capulet, whom of which happen to be the rival family. Romeo is a well-respected young man in Verona. At the start of the...
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Romeo is one of the main protagonists of William Shakespeareâs romantic tragedy, Romeo and Juliet. Romeo, a descendant of Lord and Lady Montague, falls in love and secretly marries a young girl called Juliet, a descendant of Lord and Lady Capulet, who of which happen to be the rival family. Throughout the duration of the play, both Romeo and Juliet...
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Written a long time ago, the famous love story of young Romeo and Juliet may not be as romantic as it leads its audience on to be. While the story focuses on the true love between two young lovers, there is a bit more meaning behind it all rather than the romance alone. Knowing whether Romeo and Juliet is a...
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Love is a recurring theme in Romeo and Juliet. It is shown in many different aspects, and is shown in many types, from familial love to love at first sight. The first time love was mentioned was in the prologue. It was mentioned that someone will be falling in love with another person, as said in âA pair of star-crossed...
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This essay is a critical examination of the play, A Doll's House composed by a Norwegian dramatist Ibsen Henrik on 21 December 1879. It considered being the most well known of the scholars play and has been perused in numerous foundations of learning. The play is written in three fundamental acts and has been persuasive in what mankind thought. The...
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In the nineteenth century, the society was patriarchal and controlled by men, women were deprived of all rights. The society was constructed and conducted in a way that women made completely dependent on men in all cultural domains, religious, political, and economic. This is the background in which Henrik Ibsenâs play âA Dollâs Houseâ is written. Ibsen created a female...
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In William Shakespeareâs Romeo and Juliet, two young teens fall in love at first sight, they are willing to risk it all to be together forever. With the help of their friends and Friar Lawrance they held an unfortunate ending. Being from rival families made it challenging to be together. Romeo and Juliet were young, stubborn and careless which cloud...
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Allan G. Johnson, a sociologist, defines Misogyny as 'misogyny is a cultural attitude of hatred for females because they are female'. (Johnson, 2000). In the play, Hamlet, there are just two individuals from the cast who are female characters. One is Gertrude who is anticipated as a forbidden, cutthroat and a prostitute. The other, Ophelia, is cast to be an...
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An Inspector Calls by J.B. Priestley deals with the theme of power which is conveyed as; an ability to influence the behaviour of others or events, this is demonstrated through the speech and actions of the characters. The play is deliberately set in 1912 (in Brumley, England), to show the distinct gender imbalances and class divisions which were apparent in...
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Romeo is the young boy looking for love, Juliet is the clever girl, and Capulet is the protective father. William Shakespeare made these characters like this so the audience could relate to their characteristics and personalities. William Shakespeare made complex characters throughout The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet with both strengths and weaknesses. Throughout the Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet...
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As an Inspector Calls was written after World War Two, most men went away to fight during the war, so many jobs that were traditionally performed by men, had to be filled in by women. This switch in roles enabled everyone to see that women were equally as capable as men. It helped to change the existing perceptions about what...
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Priestley presents an imbalance of responsibility within the Birling family between the two generations , with the older generation (Mr and Mrs Birling) showing a lack of responsibility and empathy towards Eva smithâs death whereas the younger generation (Sheila and Eric) hold a majority of the responsibility showing maturity and understanding which the older generation should hold ,however, they evidently...
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In Shakespeareâs didactic play the themes of âdoubtâ and âguiltâ play a central role in the presentation of the tragic hero: Macbeth. Macbeth has to make many decisions throughout the play that revolve around his guilty conscience.Whether it be him doubting himself about whether to kill Duncan or him feeling guilty and regretful after his act of regicide. However, Macbethâs...
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Both Ishiguro and Williams explore many aspects of the past, including how it defines and contours their charactersâ identities. Characters like Amanda and Kathy dwell on their past to bring them comfort and an escape from the depressing reality of their situation. âNever Let Me Go,â Ishiguro portrays the past to be a memory that Kathy desires to cling on...
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Shame is dependent on the expectation of the self, and society, with tragedy lying in the characterâs ability to never accomplish their desires. Tess in Hardyâs Tess of the DâUrbervilles and Willy in Millerâs Death of a Salesman can never transcend their shame, not because a prejudiced society limits them, but because they internalise such prejudice that confines them to...
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Introduction to the Theme of Evil in 'Macbeth The play Macbeth was written by William Shakespeare who was famous in the 17th century for his poems and plays during the Jacobean period. He wrote the play for James I who later became a patron to his theatre. The play was set in Scotland to appeal to the King at the...
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âTwelfth Nightâ or âWhat You Willâ is a Shakespearean play that includes many comedic conventions like disguise, trickery and love interests. It is these conventions that make modern audiences enjoy and laugh at âTwelfth Nightâ, contrary to Sir Richard Eyreâs comment, 'It's true that a lot of Shakespeare's jokes aren't very good, because they're topical, you know. Comedy dates very,...
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What is the value of Shakespeareâs work in modern society? William Shakespeare, just the mention of that name is enough to excite a chorus of groans around any classroom. Weâve all heard of him, but the name incites a level of fear because we expect to not understand the difficult language or gain anything from someone who lived over 400...
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Henrik Ibsenâs revolves Hedda, who is the main character and her life tells the play. Ibsen wrote his play in the wake of modernism and presented several themes and different theoretical perspectives according to how a person reads or views the play. One of the concepts that one understands from the depiction of the characters and the protagonist is desire....
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Power and influence are prominent concepts in Hedda Gabler and the manner in which Ibsen illustrates particularly Hedda Gablerâs transition of power to Judge Brack is witty. This is apparent through the numerous symbols of which the main protagonist associates. A daring aspect regarding this novel, is during the commotion regarding the will of influence, Ibsen is challenging social norms,...
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Our discussion prominently focused on time and setting. Throughout the oral, I realised that the play was situated in the Victorian era, during the 1890s. During this time period, there was a feminist movement where a womenâs rights organisation was formed. This could have led to women being empowered, as shown through the female characters in the play, such as...
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Being raised in the upper class is an amazing privilege that some people only dream of. Some individuals work hard to achieve this goal, and some are luckily born into it. Hedda Gabler is one of these people. Hedda is the daughter of General Gabler. She is very spoiled as a child, and she has the opportunity to have luxury...
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Villains in literature play an important role in plot development. While villains initiate actions, they simultaneously illuminate the good qualities of heroes in the play. William Shakespeareâs play Othello is no exception. In Othello, Iago is a complex character that plays a major role in determining the events and fate of several characters in the play. He manages to deceive...
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William Shakespeare is deemed to be the greatest dramatist of all time. As Ben Jonson, one of his closest friends once said, âShakespeare is not of an age but for all timeâ. Many of his plays continue to be studied in our modern era and are a staple to any English curriculum. He has many famous plays that have been...
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Gender from Then to Today The societal role of women within british literature is a recurring theme seen across the centuries. Whether it be Guinevere in a lustrous affair with Sir Lancelot, to the Wife of Bath battling gender norms, to Viola fighting for work in a manâs world we see the importance of gender identity. In William Shakespeareâs Twelfth...
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Henrik Ibsenâs âHedda Gablerâ depicts a neurotic woman who is unhappy with her life and marriage. Because she was a daddyâs girl and never attained anything in her lifetime, she will go to great lengths to make the life of those that achieved their desires and goals a living hell. In the play we see that Hedda had a good...
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