Duty of Self Is More Important Than Duty to Others

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Duty of self is more important than duty to others People who lives in different times have different values. However, the 19th century’s playwright Ibsen, the writer of “A Doll’s House”, had a modern thought. In that play, Ibsen looks critically at 19th century beliefs, and in particular, the ways that society limits an individuals personal growth and freedom. Also, all the laws are in favour to men, it gives more obligation and rights than women. During that time, the expected role of men and women are different, men were expected to be a bread winner and women just expected to be a house wife. However, Ibsen believes these roles limit individual freedom and his play “A Doll’s House” explores the belief that duty to self in more important, and must come before duty to others. The beliefs in 19thcentury and values are different from now. In that time, women’s personal growth and freedom are limited. At that time, a woman’s life is just like passing from her father’s hand to her husband’s. And the society did not think it was a wrong thing, they still thought women should only pleased their husbands first and they should not to work as men, all their job and duty was to be a good housewife, take care of the whole family. Due to these opinions, most couples in 19th century had no love between each other. Kristina, who married with a rich man to support her mother and two brothers, she had no love to her husband, all she wants was support her poor family. But now, she becomes a widow, her husband and mother died and her brothers were grow up, she does not need to support any one more, she does not need to live for any one more. Nora, a beautiful lady, who was the best example for the “pass rule”, her husband, Torvald helped Nora’s father, then Nora’s family let Nora marry with Torvald as a return gift. Nora did not have any free choices, she had to do this for

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