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This 5 page paper focuses on four themes of marriage that Ibsen exemplifies in his works Ghosts, A Doll's House and Hedda Gabler. The four characteristics of marriage that the author focuses on is the lack of independence for the female, a lack of communication between the couple, lust in the female heart and a lack of regard for commitment. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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the past has a hold on ones present not unlike Toni Morrisons "Beloved" or the contemporary film "Magnolia." Here, too, the past will not let go. But aside from that
theme, "Ghosts" relays much information about life in the nineteenth century, with a particular emphasis on the marital relationship. Other works of Ibsens clearly do this too like "A Dolls
Hose" and "Hedda Gabler." In looking at these three plays, it is in fact easy to pick out several characteristics of marriage for analysis. While marriage has been an institution
for quite awhile, one has to notice the differences between marriages today and those of the past centuries. It was not until recent decades that romantic love came to be
seen as the only reason to marry and while some people still marry for convenience, or money, marriage is something that the society is bent on equating with pure emotion.
This was not always the case. Ibsens works clearly demonstrates four characteristics of marriage that were present during the nineteenth century which are the lack of independence for the
female, a lack of communication between the couple, lust in the female heart and a lack of regard for commitment. One should note, prior to exploring the specificities of the
works, that Ibsen had a unique take on women. In fact, Baker-White notes that Ibsens realist plays had been subverted due to the unique perspectives of the women who played
important female roles (Baker-White 126). Thus, Ibsen took a different view than many. Still, that does not mean his insights were wrong. In any event, his ideas about marriage came
through in many of his plays. Nora, the protagonist in "A Dolls House," leaves her family for her own independence. Perhaps in the 1960s, that mantra was
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