Critical Viewpoints for A Dolls House/Christina Rossetti

Question 1

Amalie Skram: Will fight till knows worth- A Dolls House

Answer 1

‘She will fight until she has total understanding of her human worth’

Question 2

Muriel Bradbrook: Marriage becomes 8 years of something as she learns of her relations to Torvald

Answer 2

‘Nora’s marriage becomes 8 years’ prostitution, as she gradually learns the true nature of her relations with Torvald.’

Question 3

George. P Landow When I am dead my dearest viewpoint

Answer 3

‘If thou wilt remember and if thou wilt forget’

‘Apparently embody a stereotypical view of female selflessness’

Question 4

Sandra M. Gilbert: depicts multiple heroines

Answer 4

‘Goblin Market depicts multiple heroines, each representing alternative possibilities of selfhood for women’

Question 5

Lesa Scholl: Steers away from female sexuality with sinfulness

Answer 5

‘On the whole Rossetti steers away from equating female sexuality with sinfulness, which in itself is a radical move’