“A Doll’s House” And “Ghosts": Style And Social Criticism
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Ibsen truly shows his style and his social criticism in his works, “A Doll’s House” and “Ghosts.”
Both works are done in the modern style of drama that he fathered. Each play is written around only a few main characters. In “A Doll’s House,” the play revolves around Nora and Tovr ....
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.... painted it as the villain, not Tovrald or Mr. Engstrand as is might appear. He shows that society is superficial by the words of the characters in both plays. Nora and Tovrald appear to only care about material things and appearances. Mr. Manders is exactly the same way. He only cares about what people think of him, not real issues. Ibsen also shows that people are narrow-minded. Nora even points this out to Tovrald when he is condemning Krogstad for one mistake. Mr. Manders is very na ....
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