A05 Rossetti vs Ibsen Flashcards
Milett ADH
Nora confronts every convention and male prejudice that cages her
Strindberg adh
Ibsen revealed marriage to be far from a divine institution -
Simone de Beauvoir rossetti
stated that women are “objects” in patriarchal society
Winter: My Secret simon avery power
she manipulates power so she is in control
“no” no thank you john
No Thank you, John - asserts a woman’s right to say “no”
voice simon mold rossetti
Rossetti gives a vibrant voice to the female experience,
despite Victorian women being denied social, economic and political freedom
Hattie Morahan, ADH
the play is just as “relatable” now
Lesa scholl the restrictions placed on women
pulls down the ideological boundaries of femininity
women eleanor marx
are the creatures of the organised tyranny of men
emancipation robert brustein
Ibsen was “completely indifferent to (female emancipation) except as a metaphor for individual freedom”
Alice kirby laura as a restless brrok
Laura described as a “restless brook” suggesting she is bored with the constraints of domestic life -
fruit in gm
Laura’s interest in the Goblin’s “fruit globes” has been seen by critics as an allegory for her exploring her sexuality
Goblin market and maude clare
linked as their punishments are indicative of Victorian society’s attitude towards fallen women - Alice Kirby
Laura is “writhing as one possessed”
Rossetti’s women
challenge male authority,
Nora is purely a BASER
source of “enjoyment and pleasure” for Torvald -
interpretations of the tarantella
1) suggested that it expresses her sexual self
2) manifestation of her suicidal impulses
3) feminist critic, Toril Moi, has suggested that it displays the torment of her soul
Mary Wollstonecraft
18th-century writer
A Vindication of the Rights of Women’
women are taught “outward obedience” from infancy
Ibsen has been seen as Louie Bennett
“an apostle of the cause of women”
a vindication of the rights of women ADH
Mary Wollstonecraft - strengthen the female mind by enlarging it and there will be an end to blind obedience
Nora seems to reflect this attitude at the end - “I must educate myself”
