1. Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire- and Ibsen's "A Doll's H
... themes of conflict running through the play is Torvald's own desire to control and dominate Krogstad. However, unbeknownst to Torvald, Krogstad has his own means of control over Nora - her undisclosed earlier financial dealings years previously when the couple were living in poverty. The conflict in the play is subtle and drawn out rather than explosive as in "A Streetcar Named Desire ... York Times December 29. 1937. 28:6. Bradbrook, M.C. Ibsen the Norwegian. Hamden: Archon Books, 1966. Bloom, Harold, ed., Tennessee Williams (1986); Miller, Jordan Yale, Twentieth Century Interpretations ...
- Word Count: 2278
- Approx Pages: 9
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: Undergraduate