context

Question 1

ADH is a genesis…

Answer 1

of NATURALISM in 19th century theatre:
portraying people in a domestic setting i.e. opening in media res to portray a natural state

Question 2

Angel in the house
= domestic goddess (victorian ideal)

Answer 2

“was to sanctify the home as a refuge for her menfolk from the trouble of public life” JOHN RUSKIN

Question 3

The Fallen woman

Answer 3

women who had sexual experiences outside of marriage
NO corresponding stigma for men (double standards)

Question 4

“uterine economy”

Answer 4

biological determinism
defined by their essential physicality - ability to bear children

Question 5

Ibsens political ideology

Answer 5

Socialist : sympathetic to social concerns = progressive

Question 6

Darwinism

Answer 6

Origin of the species
“It is not the strongest of species that survive, nor the most intelligent but the ones most responsive to change”
i.e. Nora epiphany vs Torvalds inability to adapt

Question 7

Marxism

Answer 7

powerless seize control to overturn the bourgeoisie
i.e. Nora seizing control over Torvald
Persona seizes control over John

Question 8

what does ibsen break away from?

Answer 8

Sribes well made play of stock characters

Question 9

marriage vows

Answer 9

“I promise to love, honour and obey”
accoridng to christian doctrine
womens place is to SERVE her husband
CAPITALISTIC IDEOLOGY : marriage is the fabric of society as it is dependent on men being healthy and perpetual - dependent on wife!

Question 10

ibsen presents…

Answer 10

a new and radical possibility for society in mid 19th century europe which simply didnt exist
(artistic imagination makes social changes possible)