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The position of masculinity and femininity in A Doll's House and Antigone.
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World Literature 1: Comparative Study: The position of masculinity and femininity in A Doll's House and Antigone. Issues revolving around the position of masculinity and femininity are prevalent in almost all societies, theatrical or real, and thus it is not surprising to find that the realist work of Ibsen, A Doll's House and the tragic work of Anouilh, Antigone, share these issues. Ibsen's A Doll's House, set in late 19th Century Norway during a time of institutionalisation of marriage, explores the sacrificial role of women through Nora; a young wife, living the existence of a doll for her husband. He also scrutinizes the obligation to the patriarchal society men bear on their shoulders. Anouilh's Antigone, produced in France at a time, of German dictatorial rule in the 1940's, has had critics draw connections between Antigone's "passionate" idealism and the French Resistance, while Creon's "pragmatic" compromises are associated with the Vichy regime....
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