Ibsen critics A05

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The reaction in Scandinavia

- Arguments raged on whether Nora should have left her family.
- Many complained that Nora was unrealistic.

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M. W. Brun

Argued that any real wife in Nora's situation would "throw herself into her husband's arms."

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The reception in London

- Play faced by widespread hostility
- Play also received a large amount of support

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The German ending

- The play was deemed too scandalous to be performed in Germany and so the ending was altered.
- It needed a 'happy' and 'realistic' ending.
- In this version, Nora gave into Torvald's persuading and stayed with the family.
- Ibsen described this as a "

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Joyce Henry

"Torvald is, in effect a symbol for the male-dominated, and authoritarian society."

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Michael Myers

"[Torvald's] security depends on feeling superior."

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Joan Templeton

"A Doll's House is about every woman's struggle against every man."

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William Archer

"Helmer a byword for masculine stupidity."

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Halvdan Koht

"A Doll's House exploded like a bomb in contemporary life... it attacked reigning social conventions."

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Critics in Munich

"Underneath Nora's deceptive facade lies a restless demon of sexuality!"

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Lyn Gardener

"She is Barbie in ******* to the sexual demands of her husband."

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Muriel Bradrool

"Nora's marriage becomes eight years' prostitution."

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Argued that any real wife in Nora's situation would "throw herself into her husband's arms."

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M. W. Brun

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- Play faced by widespread hostility
- Play also received a large amount of support

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"Torvald is, in effect a symbol for the male-dominated, and authoritarian society."

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Ibsen critics A05