... understanding the connotations and ideologies of performance. Performance, and its effectiveness, is greatly governed by the audience being performed to. For example, in the late nineteenth century Henrik Ibsen wrote "A Doll's House" for a male-dominated, class-orientated society where emphasis was given to reputation and social status. These connotations were also carried through in to personal, marital lives and the fulfilment of ... in interpretation that highlights the significance of having an understanding of the culture in which a performance takes place. The final act of Nora le...

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