The document discusses the characteristics of a tragic hero and analyzes Nora's character development in A Doll's House. A tragic hero is a noble man whose destruction is for a greater purpose. Nora starts as a childlike and loyal wife in the first act but gains independence and enlightenment by the third act as she realizes she must live life for herself, not just to please others. The document examines how Nora transforms from a silly girl into the play's true protagonist over the course of the story.
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1. Tragic Hero: “Tragic hero is a man of noble stature. He is not an ordinary man, but a man with outstanding qualities and greatness about him. His destruction is for a greater cause or purpose.” Essentials Features of a tragic Character: Goodness Appropriateness Close to life or real consistent
2. Factors leading a character to its ‘Tragic End’ 1- Noble birth 2- Hamartia; the tragic flaw, error in judgement. 3- Peripety reversal of fortune 4- Self-awareness self-acknowledge due to his actions
3. A Doll’s House Feminism or Realism Ibsen: “ I am not a member of the Women’s rights League…. I am not even quite sure what this women’s rights movement is. To me it has seemed a problem of humanity in general.”
4. Thought The thought of the personage is shown in everything to be effected by their speech, in every effort to approve or disapprove, arouse emotions or to maximize or minimize things.
5. In the 1 st act of the play Child like personality. Loyal pet (oh! pooh). “ free: to be free, absolutely free. To spend time playing with children. To have a clean beautiful house, the way Torvald likes it.
6. In the 2 nd act Seems more desperate. Thinks individually. Erases the image of a silly girl “ Oh, if it is a wife who has any head for business…..has the wit to be little bit clever.” “ I have something to be proud of…something glorious is going to happen.2
7. In the 3 rd act Gains sense or reality. Independent. Enlightened. Real protagonist.