a doll's house critical interpretations Flashcards

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1
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who wrote the critical essay a dissenting view?

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Ronald Gray

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what year did ronald gray write a dissenting view

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1977

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3
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who was ronald gray

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a dramatist and lituary critic

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what does ronald gray argue ADH does

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“cynically exploits popular drama”

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Gray’s comment on how Ibsen portrays Torvald

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“the portrayal of Torvald is grotesque”

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what does Gray comment about how the themes are presented

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that “the themes are too obvious which takes away from a subtler portrayal of domestic life”

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Gray on Nora’s character

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“Nora’s character lacks substance”

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what does Gray say Nora is

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“a melodramatic female”

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Gray on Nora’s departure

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“too theatrical”

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what does Gray believe Nora and Dr Rank’s relationship represents

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the facade of a happy marriage

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what does Gray argue about Nora flirting with Dr Rank

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“it hides a wilder nature beneath the demure obedience”

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what view of a dollshouse does Joan Templeton give

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feminist

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what does Templeton believe the play does

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“speaks a truth of the human soul”

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what does Templeton say the play was used for

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a form of propaganda for feminists

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15
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what was Joan Templeton’s critical essay called

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Ibsen’s Women

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what year did Templeton write Ibsen’s women

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2015

17
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what are the three things Templeton says a dollhouse is

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universal , canonical and feminist

18
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where does Templeton argue the power ADH lies

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“the power of ADH lies not beyond but in it’s feminism”

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how does Templeton argue that it can be considered universal

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in its themes of “equality in the relation of women and men”

20
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Templeton on the characterisation of Nora

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“Nora embodies the comedy as well as the tragedy of modern life”

21
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how does Templeton see Nora

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relatable and likeable