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Title:
Ibsens A Doll House.
Authors:
Drake, David B.
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Explicator; Fall94, Vol. 53 Issue 1, p32, 3p
Document Type:
Literary Criticism
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*CRITICISM
*DRAMA
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IBSENS A DOLL HOUSE
Various critics have commented upon the preponderance of symbols in Henrik Ibsens Et Dukkehjem; A Doll House. Emblems such as Helmers Christmas tree, Noras tarantella, the several doors in the Helmet household, and especially the house itself have, time and again, been duly noted and explicated.[ 1] One symbol, however, has stock scant attention: the hide-and-seek game Nora plays with her children near the substance of Act I. Granted, a detailed exegesis of this game initially appears unnecessary, for it quite an obviously represents both Noras occasional childishness and, more significantly, the fiscal secret she has concealed from her husband Torvald for the better part of their marriage, as well as her fear of its disclosure.



Still, when one considers where Ibsens original Dano-Norwegian stage-directions, which scholars for the most part regard as more complete and literary than those of playwrights who preceded him (Downs 122), holler out for Nora to ensconce herself down the stairs b regulate (46) this game unquestionably becomes as complex and formidable a symbol as any(prenominal) of those previously mentioned.
In face--like both Danish and Norwegian, a Germanic language--the phrase under border translates, not surprisingly, to under board.[ 2] harmonize to The Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition, since at least 1603 the expression under board[ 3] has signified secretiveness or deceptiveness.[ 4]. The Oxford Dictionary of English Proverbs, Third Edition, cites an even earlier date for the literary initiation of this phrase: 1546.[ 5] This same book additionally indicates that by 1558 the public figure under board had already become associated with surreptitious scotch dealings.[ 6] All of this,...If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Orderessay



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