Individual And Society Flashcards
1
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Rossetti poems
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Uphill
No, Thank You John
Soeur Louise De La Miséricorde
2
Q
ADH moments
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Mrs Linde working with society
Nora being an individual
Torvald’s relationship with society
3
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Mrs Linde vs Uphill
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- despite troubles through her life has worked with society by giving up love and motherhood
- struggle of life but sun and light will be found if you work with society
4
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Nora vs No, Thank You John
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- nora works as an individual & escapes the ideals of society
- leaves her husband to live her own life
- woman rejecting a man as the narrator steps away from society admitting she does not love a man who loves her
5
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Torvald vs Soeur Louise
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- torvald has an unhealthy relationship with society
- strong morals/always has to be in control
- complies to masculine ideals
- women who feels wrong because she has strong desires
6
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Uphill quotes
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- “beds for all who come”
- “does the road wind up-hill all the way?”
- “shall i meet other wayfarers at night”
- “of labour you shall find the sum”
7
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No, Thank You John quotes
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- “i never said i loved you john”
- “here’s friendship for you if you like”
- “i have no heart? - perhaps i have not”
8
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Soeur Louise quotes
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- “the days are over of desire”
- “oh vanity of vanities desire!”
- “my rose of life gone all to prickles”
9
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Mrs Linde quotes
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- “someone to work for - to live for”
- “i thought it was my duty to destroy all the feelings you had for me”
- “castaways have a better chance of survival together”
- “i need someone to be a mother to”
10
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Nora quotes
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- “i didn’t have any opinions of my own… you and papa have done me a great wrong”
- “it’s your fault that i had done nothing with my life”
- “i must educate myself”
- “it’s something i must do by myself. that’s why i’m leaving you”
11
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Torvald quotes
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- “being a lawyer is so uncertain… especially if one isn’t prepared to touch a case that isn’t, well, quite nice”
- “we’re going to have heaps and heaps of money”
- “a man should not be expected to give up his honour not even for the person he loves”
12
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Rossetti context
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- high anglican religion affected her relationships
- turned down proposals to remain an individual
- speaker in SL is a former royal mistress of Louis XIV in 17th century France - catholic movement
13
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Ibsen context
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- norwegian 1870s society - ideals of how women should go about life by relying on men
- women not allowed to vote or borrow money
- torvalds fear of bankcruptcy parallel with ibsen’s father who suffered permanent disgrace from that
14
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Rossetti critics
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Rosenblum
Galt
Escobar
15
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Ibsen critics
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Duncan
Ledger (1)
