Doestoevsky's 'The Possessed'
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A 6 page essay that studies the characterization of six characters in the novel in relationship to Dostoevsky's battle against socialism/atheism in Russia. One source cited.
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A Comparison / The Creature & The Underground Man
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A 6 page essay which compares the character of the Underground Man in Dostoyevsky's Notes from the Underground to the character of the creature in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. The writer demonstrates that there are numerous similarities between the two characters, and that their differences make the creature the more sympathetic of the two. No additional sources cited.
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Injury and Deformity in Darkness at Noon
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Several of Arthur Koestler’s characters in Darkness at Noon suffer from an injury or deformity. This paper will look at how the character was injured, and why Koestler chose this injury to define the character. Explored are the characters of Rubashov, Richard, No. 402, the officer, and Little Loewy. Bibliography lists 1 source. JVdrknoo.rtf
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Character Sketches from Ibsen, Shakespeare, Hare, and Shepard
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This 6 page report discusses 'background' characters in 'A Doll's House' (Christina), 'Romeo and Juliet' (Mercutio and Tybalt), 'Skylight' (Edward), and 'True West' (Mom). No bibliography.
Filename: BWsketch.rtf

Desdemona in William Shakespeare's 'Othello' & Nora in Henrik Ibsen's 'A Doll's House' Compared & Contrasted
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A 5 page paper which compares and contrasts the female protagonists of Desdemona in William Shakespeare's tragic play, Othello with Nora in Henrik Ibsen's social commentary, A Doll's House. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TGdesnor.rtf

Henrik Ibsen's 'Hedda Gabler' And 'Ghosts': Character Comparison
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5 pages in length. Henrik Ibsen's talent for delving deeply into social composition is characteristically synonymous with the level of cultural implication the author incorporates into his works. 'Hedda Gabler' and 'Ghosts' are but two selections of Ibsen's writing that represent how a patriarchal society helps to eat away at the female characters' very existence. Caught within the never-ending web of gender bias, both Hedda and Mrs. Alving are forced to proceed with their lives as though they were merely extensions of other's, uneasily precluded from advancing their own interests. Also intertwined within the frame work of 'Hedda Gabler' and 'Ghosts' stands the issues of self-worth and the deflated value that each woman places upon her own importance as a result of male dominance. The writer compares and contrasts the characters of Hedda and Mrs. Alving. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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How Henrik Ibsen's 'Ghosts' & Anton Chekhov's 'The Cherry Orchard' Demonstrate How Social Criticism is Shown Through Irony
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A 5 page paper which considers how social criticism is shown through irony by examining Henrik Ibsen's play, Ghosts (1881), and Anton Chekhov's play, The Cherry Orchard (1904). Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Ibsen's Torvald Helmer from 'A Doll's House' (Victorian Period) and T. S. Eliot's J. Alfred Prufrock from 'The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock' (Modernist Period) / Masculinity
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In 5 pages, the author discusses masculinity in Henrik Ibsen's Torval Helmer from 'A Doll House' (Victorian Period), and T. S. Eliot's J. Alfred Prufrock from 'The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock' (Modernist Period). No sources cited.
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Ibsen’s “A Doll’s House” and Plot, Irony, Characterization
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A 5 page paper analyzing the use of literary devices in this play by Henrik Ibsen. The paper asserts that his narrow cast of characters, taut structure, and use of dramatic irony created powerful but uncomfortable plays that went for the audience’s jugular. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: KBibsen.wps

Irony in Ibsen’s “A Doll’s House”
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A three-page paper looking at the various ways Henrik Ibsen has used irony in this play. The paper contends that the underlying premise of “A Doll’s House” -- that highly intelligent women are forced by society to lead double lives -- contributes to the overall irony of the play. That is then supported by dramatic, situational, and verbal ironies which give the play its tremendous affective power. Bibliography lists four sources.
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Personal Empowerment in Ibsen's 'A Doll's House'
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A 5 page paper looking at this classic play by Henrik Ibsen in terms of the various stages of personal empowerment displayed by its protagonist, Nora Helmer. The paper suggests that Nora is a much stronger person than her husband realizes; and although for much of the play Nora's real character remains hidden from her husband, we as the audience are given ample clues to the unfolding of Nora's eventual empowerment, predicting the denouement at the end. No additional sources.
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Realism in Ibsen & Chekhov
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A 5 page examination of realism in Ibsen's An Enemy of the People and in Chekhov's short story The Lottery Ticket. No additional sources cited.
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