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what happened to ibsens father
wealthy merchant
went bankrupt when ibsen was young
ibsen lived in poverty
when did ibsen marry + his beliefs
1858
believed husband and wife should live as equals
what did ibsens critics attack him about
ibsen not respecting institution of marriage
what was 1882 married property act + difference from before
allowed women to own property rights
meant womens wealth was passed to their husband
coverture
no legal rights, owned under husbands
what happened to children after divorce
children would be mans property
mother could be prevented from seeing her children
what theatre developments were there in 1800s
three dimensional sets used in theatres
what term started being used in 1850s in magazines
realism in theatre
what divorce act came out 1857
divorce in england and wales become matter for civil courts instead churches
how was rossetti raised
italian poet father
mother encouraged education - rossetti was homeschooled
learnt about novels, fairytales, religious texts
how did rossettis fathers death affect her
she isolated herself and this led to depression and anxiety
what was rossetti devoted to
anglo catholic movement
emphasised practices of church of england
created works with religious undertones
what was rossetti diagnosed with and impact
breast cancer
links to poems with imagery of death
what influence did the anglo catholic movement have on rossettis poems
included temptation, sin, redemption, salvation
why did she never get married
broke off engagements with painter and liguist due to differences in religious beliefs
what was the pre raphaelite brotherhood
group of english authors, artists, critics, poets
emphasis on christian themes, natural world
who did rossetti mimic
poets she admired such as john keats who wrote about nature, beauty and suffering
