Realism
Realism is a big part of making a realist production successful, and the argument of weather life can be presented on stage as it 'really is' seems to be a discussion that no two play writes will ever agree on. The "objectifying" of women in the realist plays 'Dolls House' and 'Pygmailion' is a feature that makes the plays real and both present a different view of reality of women place in a mans world. Henry Ibsen of Norway the writer of Dolls House, and Bernard Shaw the writer of Pygmalion have both been responsible for the major theatre movement of Realism. A Dolls House and Pygmalion are both suitable Realist plays and have tremendous sections to suit the upcoming Theatre-in-Education travelling show. Together they both explore and support the objectifying of women in society. The 'objectifying' of women in the realist plays of Dolls House and Pygmalion are similar, they are both plays where Nora (Dolls House) and Eliza (Pygmalion) are treated like puppets by the males of the play. The section chosen from a Dolls House to show the objectifying of women or Nora is Act 3 page 223 to 227. It seems in this section that Nora has always tried to make herself believe that she is more to Helmer than his little songbird. Though it
Nora feels that Helmer doesn't love her, it's just pleasant for him to be in love with her, she want's to leave the relationship and educate herself and that Helmer is not the man to do it, she must do it alone. To back this one of the statements in this section from Helmer is my poor little songbird rest safely and my great wings will protect you, making it out as if Nora can not look after herself. Nora talks how Helmer and her have never exchange a serious word on a serious subject, with Helmers response being "What and involve you in worries that you couldn't possibly help me with?" Making a point that Nora is only a women, a housewife and couldn't be any help in a mans world of business. Eliza is very mad when she realises that she has been a doll or an object that Higgins could play with. Nora has never had to make any decisions and so on because she is Helmers puppet a little songbird and obviously too incapable to do so because she is a women. Helmer thinks that Nora is a blind inexperienced little creature that couldn't live life with out him. It is an example of realist theatre as it shows that Nora finally realises that she has been an object of Helmer and that there are always two sides, thoughts and feelings to a relationship. It is a good example of realist theatre as it is where Eliza realises that she was just a game to Higgins; Eliza had looked up to Higgins and was inspired by him. gets to the point that she realises that she has never been happy in the marriage only gay and that it is time to move on and learn about life on her own, and without Helmer there to control her. Ibsen leaves the readers in this section with the impression that Nora has no idea about life because she has only ever lived in her Helmers house. To finish this section of Nora being objectified she tells Helmer that when she lived with her father she had to have the same opinion as him, if she had a different one she had to hide it because it was a worthless women opinion. She hoped to escape this when she moved in with Helmer only to relive being a doll all over. The section chosen in Pygmalion to show the independence and objectifying of women or Eliza is Act 4 pages 75 to 77. He makes a person that he would like her to be and when Eliza hears Higgins "Thanking God" that it is all over she gets annoyed at Higgins and throws his slippers at his face saying "That's enough for you I don't matter, I suppose? The relationship that Higgins and Eliza share is very different. IN conclusion A Dolls House and Pygmalion are both excellent realist plays and written by two play writes that have a wonderful way of trying to represent the majority of life and realism on stage.
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