... emotions. However, Torvald sees her as cheerful and untroubled; and she plays the part well ("Animal" 1-2). Along with symbolism, Ibsen uses realism to build character background (Ibsen 3). Ibsen employs plots that involve real situations. He uses natural dialogue without manipulating the plot for a happy ending for realistic drama is believable ... lark" again; but it is too late. Nora's eyes are opened; she can no longer live a lie. He is but a stranger to her, and she cannot live with a stranger. Nora leaves, not out of spite, but with the realization that they have never truly known...

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... or not she can remain a part of such an empty marriage. Nora finally comes to the realization that she does not know Torvald at all and has been living with a stranger for eight years. At this point she undergoes a great change. She no longer cares how other people see her, including her husband. She also recognizes that in order to care ... know one another. The climax of A Doll's House comes when Nora finally recognizes that she can no longer live as Torvald's "most treasured possession"(956), and goes through a change in character. She now feels she must be successful as an individua...

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... , and she "enters into her regular clothes,"" symbolic of her entrance into this new, truer, life (1096). Indeed, this transformation in the character of Nora elucidates an important theme in the play: the need for individuals to rid themselves of the "costumes- they wear "their false ... , tragedies, "the protagonist [tragic hero] becomes a man from the middle or lower social rank who suffers a commonplace or domestic disaster- . The character of Torvald Helmer seems to fit this description. DiYanni notes that one characteristic of the tragic hero is a change of fortune from good to bad...

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... Antigone, by Sophocles, and A Doll's House, by Henrik Ibsen is their examination of relations between men and women. In both works, the major male character embodies an idea that, in turn, powerfully affects other characters. Despite their major male differences, Creon and Torvald Helmer address the challenge of how men and ... because Creon feels that he cannot treat both brothers equally when one was a traitor and the other was loyal. Creon is in many ways a sympathetic character, but he often abuses his power. His faults do not necessarily lie in a lust for power; often, he has noble i...

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... woman who suddenly wakes up and sees her marital situation, sees the "life-lie" on which she has based her life. She is married to and has had children by "a stranger", somebody who has always treater her like a child and a possession. She had believed she was happy, but discovers that this type of happiness was based on a much more comprehensive masquerade ... only when she discovers the emptiness behind her notion of "the miracle" that her mind is fully liberated. At this point she clearly stands as one of Ibsen's most "liberated" character - in the sense she then acknowledges no cons...

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