Ghosts by Ibsen
In his "Notes for a Modern Tragedy", Ibsen wrote, "There are two kinds of moral laws ... one for men and one, quite different, for women."(Magill, 982) Early on in his life, Ibsen became both aware of the unequal balance between men and women. Ibsen felt very strongly about certain issues which at that time, had never been mentioned before. Ibsen lived in a soceity in which he watched women be treated as "dolls" and a corrupt society get up every morning and put on there "mask" and go to work. He became appalled at the incredible role "reputation" had taken on among all of society. Finally, Ibsen grew tired of simply keeping his concerns bottled up and deciced to confront all of Europe with a variety of controversial issues through his writing. His writing became a method in which Ibsen would convey his views about individuality and the pursuit of social freedom. The characters of "A Doll's House" clearly display his belief that although people have a natural longing for freedo!m, they often do not act upon this desire until a person or even forces them to do so. (Downs 142) While striving to make two distinct, credible, realistic, and three-dimensional characters, Ibsen shared a common theme in confronting both the characters
The two characters were very similar, however, due to varying situations, the outcome of each was different. That was, in her eyes, a small price to pay for the comfort and stability of his home. Alving believes that as the light comes out of the darkness, "she will be capable of an act of freedom. Later in the same act, she exclaims to Dr. Most importantly, Ibsen was able to successfully create credible, distinct, and three dimension characters which the reader could feel for and relate to . Ibsen felt very strongly about the importance of individual thought. (240) Both the characters of Nora Helmer and Helen Alving are forced to live such a life under the conditions of an irrational world.
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