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A DOLLS HOUSE CONTEXT AND CRITICS
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- 1Sally Ledger's view of Dr Rank"Dr Rank symbolises the degeneration of the family."
- 2Context - wedding dayOn a woman's wedding day women transitioned from living under the authority of their fathers to their husbands
- 3Context - gender spheres of societyWomen and men live in separate spheres of society -
men = public sector, working
women = private sector, child rearing + housework - 4Brain Johnston's view on Torvald"Torvald represents security, authority and patriarchal power."
- 5Ibsen's view on marriageBelieved that wife and husband should not only live together but live as equals, free to be human
Humanist - 6Sophie Duncan - Nora love"Nora puts love before legality"
- 7Rossetti's school lifeHad a mental breakdown and had to leave
- 8Rossetti's job in 1859Volunteering at St Mary Magdalene's penitentiary for 'fallen women' - rehabilitated prostitutes
- 9Ibsen's childhoodFather faced massive bankruptcy, had to move out of family home
- 10Ibsen's notes for ADH"A woman cannot be herself in contemporary society"
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