A Doll's House Reflective Statement

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                January 18, 2011

A Doll’s House: Reflective Statement

        A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen is a play that offers much insight to the reader on the cultural implications in Norway during the 19th century. Through reading the play, one begins to truly understand the societal norms of the era. During the interactive oral presentation, my cultural and contextual understanding of the play has been deepened further. This is especially significant because it is through this knowledge that one can comprehend the true extent of what was considered at the time to be Ibsen’s radical or modern opinions about society and marriage.

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        During the 19th century in Norway, the life of a woman was quite simple, mostly because of their lack of freedoms. Women had no legal independence and therefore had to rely on the men in their lives a great deal. Before marriage, they would live under their father’s rule. Once married, a wife’s job would be to serve their husband. They had many expectations placed upon themselves, such as taking care of the home and children, being submissive at all times and entertaining their husband upon their return from work. Woman and children were thought of as the possessions of the ...

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