Dolls House an Madea Comparrison Essay

Like men, women have always run fored a specific intent in society. Depending on the perspective of the viewer, one may say that the role woman have should swap dramatically. In Ibsens play, A Doll House, legendary Greek playwright Euripides play, Medea and Eavan Bolands rime A Womans World, the idea of a womans plaza and the appropriate conception of a Womans World is challenged. In all of these pieces of literature, women are faced with inevitable misogyny and unreasonable predetermined inferences of character.Both Ibsens and Euripides pieces have these women challenging the idea of what their roles in society should be. In Medea the wickedness use to strive for equality or r compensatege for being forced to accept the role of a woman is far more extreme than Ibsens Nora who takes on a more subtle onslaught is searching for self-worth, respect and equality. In A Womans World Bolands message is used to establish women their fault in accepting this overly domestic role in so ciety.Bolan is assay to show woman to be more determined to find personal success, rather than simply living vicariously through the success of their husbands. In this poem the author urges women to search for equality and respect in hunch forward and society, just like the Nora and Medea in their stories. In A Doll House equality is eventually seen as a necessity for Noras love with Torvald. Its the only thing that could keep hope for their marriage. When Noras finally realizes her potential as a woman, or rather a human being, her husband is shock at her new frame of mind, and Nora is forced to leave him.Noras epiphany for a better life for herself is something the Boland is trying to give to her readers. Our way of life has hardly changed since a wheel first whetted a knife. Well, maybe burn burns more greedily and wheels are steadier but were the same. In this quote Boland explains that since the very beginning, even dating back to a nomadic period a womans role has basical ly remained the same. Throughout the changes and advances in technology and what should be society the role of a woman has not changed dramatically enough.With the exceptions of a couple tweaks here and there, the frustration with society and there conception of woman continues. Nora standing up for herself was the reaction that Boland intended with A Womans World. Medea is also on the search for something in her story. To come across equality and fairness soon becomes her feat. Of course with a different source of inspiration than Ibsens Nora, Medea has her variation with a misogynistic society and ex-lover.Thinking that he is giving her sound and helpful advice, Jason shares his view on a womans worth in the great scheme of life. Telling Medea that the only useful and great(p) impact women really have in life is to bare the children of the men of society. Aside from the betrayal of Jason, the dominating role the male gender has granted themselves became an added factor the Me deas scorn as well as the extremities in her actions. Eventually killing her 2 male children, a vengeful woman becomes a cynical, and in that time ironically powerful woman.With the power to obtain the approval of the gods of her heinous and selfish actions, Medea takes away so much from Jason his children, his heir to his success, and ultimately his legend. Although villainous, Medea snatches power away from the male gender and molds fate in her favor. Euripides play portrays an unstable but incredibly powerful and able woman, someone Boland is trying to prove to woman they net easily be, not including the instability. The tone of Bolands poem shows frustration with the female genders acceptance of there place and the male dominance plaguing society.Shes no fire-eater, just my frosty neighbor coming home she explains how women arent confrontational creatures screaming for their rightful place in society, they seem to stay quiet, cynical, and accepting until they just tangle witht anymore, until they are brought to their boiling point. Like Nora and Medea, Bolands hope and intent with writing and sharing the poem is that all women will reach their boiling point and fight for the rightful place in society, less(prenominal) like Medea and more like Nora, but fight for respect as a woman.