CONTEXT Flashcards
1
Q
Ibsen is considered to be….
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….the father of modern prose drama
2
Q
2009 Guardian Article,
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“there is a Darwinian imperative that a woman should not leave her children”
3
Q
A Doll’s House is widely considered a landmark in…
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…the development of what soon became a highly prevalent genre of theatre-realism
4
Q
“Ibsen employs the themes and structures of classical tragedy…”
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“whilst writing in prose about ordinary, unexceptional people”
5
Q
Bellinger, “preached the emancipation….”
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“of the individual, especially the women”
6
Q
In 1858, Ibsen…
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married Suzanne Thompson, felt they should marriage as equals
7
Q
Ibsen’s family went…. at 8 years old
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bankrupt
