Write about the role of men and women in marriage at the end of the 19th century by comparing Chopin’s “Story of an Hour” with A Doll’s House.

Compare how gender is portrayed in Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House to the role of women in the 21st century. (compare/contrast the story to modern times).
Write about the role of men and women in marriage at the end of the 19th century by comparing Chopin’s “Story of an Hour” with A Doll’s House.
How does the role of family in A Doll’s House show Ibsen’s sympathies toward the limitations of women in bourgeois society at that time?
Consider the character of Torvald Helmer. Is Torvald an antagonist? A misogynist? Or could Torvald be just as much a victim of nineteenth-century societal norms as Nora? Discuss.
How do the characters in A Doll’s House use the words “free” and “freedom”? Do different speakers use the terms differently? Do they take on different connotations over the course of the play? What does this indicate about Isben’s opinion on what is “freedom”?
Your grade will be based on the clarity, thoughtfulness, and completeness of your analysis and explanation. Use no less than 3 specific examples or direct quotes from the text as evidence to support your interpretation and explain how you came to various conclusions. Do not just “drop-in” direct quotes – you should explain the context for those quotes in addition to explaining how they work in terms of a literary element. You will need a Works Cited page that includes the play as well as any outside sources that you find through independent research.

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