Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Edward Albee’s play entitled “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” revolves around one central theme: the idealization of marriage in modern society. George and Martha are a disturbing couple who communicate through insults. Indeed, they provoke each other as if to animate they marital life; they put on a show in front of their guests, Nick and Honey. Throughout the play, Nick and Honey appear as the younger version of George and Martha, only more naive.
Ophelia was not a protagonist, nor was she an antagonist; she was actually more of a catalyst for change. I chose Ophelia to study for this specific purpose. She was a young girl, characterized by her innocence and naivety and one that ended up dying before her full potential was ever realized. Ophelia’s main personality trait is a tie between her innocence, or her purity, and her perfection. She did what she was told without question, even when it went against her own desires, shown when her father ordered her to stop seeing Hamlet, to which she responded with promises that she “shall obey, my lord,” (1.3.136).
It’s is amazing that the facts he refers to from the 19th century that were actually accepted as scientific evidence are laughed at today. Nobody in today’s world would say that women are less intelligent then men, simply because their brain is smaller in size. Henrik Ibsen’s play A Doll’s House also shows this how women were seen, however Ibsen also helps to change the way that women were perceived. The story centers around a young girl named Nora Helmer, who is constrained to society s view of her gender’s role, and desperately tries to find herself in the midst of it all. In the attempt to save her husband s life and pride, she secretly borrowed money to use for his recovery from a deadly illness.
"Henry don't be a fool (5)." These are the first words that Henry's mother speaks to him after Henry tells her he has enlisted. His mother tries over and over again to convince him to stay home with her but nothing she says can change Henry's mind. "Lord's will be don't Henry (5)." His mother is obviously not happy that Henry will no longer be there with her because he has enlisted, but she accepts the fact that she can do nothing.
Torvald and Nora have a very cliché relationship at the beginning of the play but later, their relationship is altered to one that a 19th Century audience would not have seen before. In the opening scene of Act One, Nora is seen as very childlike and immature; her first actions on stage are that of her overpaying a porter by giving him ‘a crown’ instead of ‘fifty öre,’ even though this is not a lot of extra money, the fact that she has spent this unneeded money on him shows that she is irresponsible with money. Also, she does not wait for him to thank her before she hands him the money, the irrational actions demonstrations that she has a reckless attitude towards important things. Her role of being a wife and mother is not shown clearly in the beginning of the play because of the way she is naïve with money especially when she is speaking to Torvald about wanting to be able to ‘spread ourselves just a little’ and spend money, she is aware that the family does not have enough money, yet, she continues to go out and buy unnecessary items for Christmas. Nora’s
It is a path to the open road for nurses to gain critical thinking, differ aspect of life. Nurses can advocate a nonjudgmental help to their patient's autonomy (self determination, chap. 4 pg 56). In the case study of Marianne, who experienced hemorrhagic stroke, unconsciousness, and without advanced directive. The husband wanted to save his wife, but on the other hand, their children belief that their mom wants a quality of life with dignity.
Ophelia is a passive, gentle character. She is an obedient daughter and an affectionate sister. She genuinely loves Hamlet, and her only crime is in trying to keep everyone happy. Ophelia is little more than a child, catapulted into a different world by Hamlet's attentions to her, and then just as suddenly, being tossed aside by him. Ophelia is the representation of absolute innocence and her downfall inspires our earnest goodwill, that is, we feel deeply sorry for her.
”My sister’s the one who’s always had to imagine life without me”. Kate was selfless to come up with a plan so that her sister could live a normal life. Sara Fitzgerald is also brave because she never gave up with everything going wrong in her life she continued on strong. I agree with her decision throughout the book; I too would have done anything to keep my loved one alive. “My daughter has leukemia and needs a bone marrow transplant; the hospital explained that our insurance company needs to sign off on coverage.” Sara is desperately trying to get her daughter the help she needs but no one is trying to help her.
Although only one ending to the play A Dolls House by Heinrik Ibsen is widely known, Ibsen was forced to write an alternative ending, as many discontented directors wanted a happier ending to the play (Jens-Morten Hanssen). The alternate ending contains a very different message. In the original ending (see Appendix 1), Nora leaves her husband Torvald Helmer and her children behind simply to get away from Helmer’s overpowering and controlling actions towards her. This is very different to the alternate ending (see Appendix 2), where Nora feels obliged to stay with her husband for the sake of her children. This alternate ending seems to have an opposite resolution and message compared to the original ending.
“But that’s not the way I am and there’s nothing I can do to change that.” ‘The Curious Incident… shows that all people are capable of change if they have a goal they really care about’. Discuss. In The Curious Incident… Christopher’s mother writes to her son that she left partly because of the continual conflicts between her and Christopher and Christopher’s father. She admits she is short tempered and feels pessimistic about her power to change this. However, by the end of the novel she is making an effort to take control over her emotions: she sees a doctor and receives medication for her depression, and attempts to be patient in dealing with Christopher.