A Doll's House Critics Flashcards
(11 cards)
Grey (defining position of women)
‘her flirtation with Rank is another indication of the more spirited woman beneath the convention-respecting surface’
Masters BBC (marriage and motherhood)
‘A play that scandalised audiences when it premiered in 1879 with its take on marriage and motherhood)
Templeton
‘Ibsen was the first male writer to treat women as people rather than some inferior form of human life’
Templeton (position of women)
‘A woman cannot be herself in contemporary society, it is an exclusively male society with laws drafted by men’
Feminist Emma Goldson (social criticism)
‘uncompromising demoliser of all false idols and dynamiter of social shams and hypocrisy, Ibsen consistently strove to uproot every stone of our social structure’
Modern critic AR. Sutton
‘His critics attacked him for failing to respect institution of marriage and much of his writing stirred up sensitive issues in Norwegian society’
Modern critic
‘A Doll’s House manifests Ibsen’s concern for women’s rights and human rights in general’
Emile Zola
‘Ibsen’s naturalism was the proper response to the blossoming of new science’
Though conventionally Ibsen is considered a realist, his work ADH operationalises theoretical concepts of naturalism.
Ibsen
‘I think that the natural sciences teaching about evolution is also relevant to life’s spiritual elements’ Reason for not including religion, link to heredity
What was written in a Letter by Queen Victoria, dated 29th May 1870
‘God created men and women different-then let them remain each in their own position’
Enshrined by religious doctrine
Solidifying the rigid, seperate social structure
Epitomised femininity and domesticity
What did Queen Victoria epitomise about women’s place within society?
‘A woman’s place was in the home, as domesticity and motherhood were considered by society at large to be a sufficient emotional fulfilment for females’
