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Ibsen and Rossetti Revision - Coggle Diagram
Ibsen and Rossetti Revision
Power (within relationships)
No Thank You John the speaker has the right of refusal
Only real power Victorian women had over men however they did have to marry at some point or they would become unwanted and thus poor and desperate so it was very limited and often pressured into marriages for the benefit of money or for their families.
Maude Clare shows the imbalance of this both within society and how they are portrayed
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Nell still has some power as she stands up to Maude Clare and says she will make him love her
Maude Clare is shown as like 'a queen' and dominates the conversation and is the last word of the poem. However, she has no real power as she is unmarried compared to Nell who could be married to 'Lord' Thomas
The only person with very little power is Thomas who 'falters in his place' but in reality he has all the power as a man - indeed Maude Clare is a fallen woman for her relationship with T. However, he remains unpunished for this
Torvald clearly has all the power throughout most of the play
He commands Nora's actions and has separate rooms and is able to work and provide which is what Nora wants to do
Nora does try and manipulate him but this is often for little things and she is using herself to do so - some things she also fails to get and has very little power, except when she leaves.
Krogstad also has power over Torvald throughout most of the play
He also has a more psychological power over Nora who is genuinely afraid of him
The IOU note contains Torvald's reputation and could ruin his status, which was crucial in contemporary society. Despite being of a lower class he could make both Torvald and Nora desperate.
In the Round Tower at Jhansi, Skene has more power of temptation over his 'young' 'pale' wife
He kills her before killing himself (which didn't actually happen) and he has physical control over her
However, the line 'I wish I could bear the pang for us both' is given an ambiguous speaker and could be the wife being self-sacrificial or the man trying to uphold reputation - contrasts with Torvald who says the same thing yet never goes through with it
Goblin Market the goblins have the power of temptation over Lizzie and Laura
Laura has no power as she is tempted then held under the control of the fruit, is addicted and becomes 'grey' and 'longing for the night'
Lizzie also has power as she is able to stand up to the goblins 'like a lily in the flood' and save her sister from the addictive fruit
They are the only representation of men in the poem and are often called 'goblin men' suggesting Rossetti criticising the patriarchy and the lack of control women have over their fate
Twice the man has control over her emotions and her physical heart
His 'critical eye' breaks her heart and she then turns to God - giving her more control and power as she respects God and He won't break her heart
Morality
Femininity
Ibsen's criticism of 'feminine' roles
Story of Anne- Marie used to highlight the stuggles of women - giving up
Nora wants to be seen to be more than just a wife and a mother and sees the discovery of this as a duty to herself as a human being
Act 1 and 2 dancing and singing forced on her by Torvald, macaroons
Mrs Linde has also been able to work and defy the idea of the housewife. However, due to her lower class, this was less significant
Ability to choose in contrast to Nora
Rossetti's religion dictating her attitude towards femininity
Obedient wife figure seen throughout her poetry
Goblin Market - both Lizzie and Laura have 'children of their own' and revert back to typical roles of motherhood
In the Round Tower at Jhansi
Rossetti also creating more outspoken characters
Maude Clare - defiantly rejecting the rules of society (similar to Nora in this regard?) would have been seen as a fallen woman as she 'waded in the beck' yet she is viewed as 'a queen'
No Thank You John
Goblin Market to some extent
Lizzie shows bravery yet this is still following society's expectations of women as shown through the religious imagery that describes her (religious society). Laura's movement off the 'right path' into temptation leads to her downfall as she becomes 'withered' and 'gnash[es] her teeth' providing an example of what happens if you don't follow societal convention
Freedom
Mrs Linde to contrast Nora has experienced freedom and wants to return to the pressures of society and into a relationship with Krogstad
However, this in itself is freedom as she is marrying for love not status or wealth
Goblin Market shows the dangers of temptation and freedom with a warning to all who stray
Nora wants to search for freedom and has to leave to do so, her dramatic exit was her way of discovering life without Torvald
In Shut Out Rossetti describes more of a forced freedom
Rossetti describing the freedom of religion
In Twice, religion provides respite from the cruelty of the ma who rejected her, giving her freedom to be happy and willing to give her 'herat in [her] hands'
Many of Rossetti's characters desire freedom, in From the Antique the narrator wants freedom from existence by being 'nothing'
Rossetti commenting on the existence of women, wishes to not exist because life is so 'weary'
Forced freedom in Shut Out (being locked out in the garden), could represent women being shut out of society
Originally called 'what happened to me' so could represent Rossetti's personal experience in this (maybe then to do with being a poet and yet female)
Hereditary nature of freedom - restriction of others preventing your own freedom. Dr Rank limited by an illness that is passed on by his father and Nora is given away by her father which in turn limits her role to a 'doll wife'
Torvald unable to achieve freedom - Nora's freedom is his downfall and for him to remain in power he needs a 'doll wife' like Nora to support him
Reflection