Comparing the Powerful Women in Henrik Ibsens A Dolls House and Susan

Comparing the Powerful Women in Henrik Ibsens A Dolls residence and Susan Glaspells Trifles Throughout history, a womans role is to be an obedient and respectful wife. Her of import obligation is to support, serve, and live for her husband and children. In Henrik Ibsens A Dolls House and Susan Glaspells Trifles, twain contrastive women make a decision to take matters into their own detention by doing what they want to do, no matter what the outcome may be and in spite of what society thinks. These two women come from several(predicate) homes and hint really different lives in so far, these two women shargon similar situations-- twain are victims, both are seeking individuality, and initially, both women end up alone. There are many ways that Nora and Mrs. Wright differ. First of all, both come from completely different folkholds. Noras home is tastefully . . . furnished and always pleasant(917). She lives in a lavish home eating macaroons, drinking champagne, and hosting banquets. Nora often has guests at the house and there are even maids to watch her children. Her husband, Torvald, is often home and has guests over. On the other hand, Mrs. Wrights home is unpleasant, in an abandoned farmhouse(977) in a hush-hush area. Mrs. Wright seldom has company, nor does she have any children. She does not leave the house very often and her husband, Mr. Wright, wants no outside interference. Mr. Wright refuses to get a party anticipate(978) because he enjoys his peace and quiet(978). It is obvious that these two women lead different lives with different types of people, yet they share similar situations that are not so obvious. First of all, both women are victims of their controlling husbands. Nora and Mrs. Wright are al... ...ome from different worlds, yet they still share the same type of sadness and pain in their everyday lives. What Nora does is considered courageous in that time in history, where women were not hardened as equa ls and were always looked down on and ignored. Women speaking out and victorious matters into their own hands was unheard of and often risky. They want to be nonsymbiotic so they do what they believe is necessary to accomplish and reach their goals, so that they can once again be happy for eternity. Works Cited Glaspell, Susan. Trifles. publications and the Writing Process. Elizabeth Mahan, Susan X Day, and Robert Funk. 6th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ Prentice, 2002. 977-986 Ibsen, Henrik. A Dolls House. Literature and the Writing Process. Elizabeth Mahan, Susan X Day, and Robert Funk. 6th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ Prentice, 2002. 916-966.