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A 3 page essay that compares and contrasts Ibsen's "A Doll's House" and Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing." The writer discusses how Torvald's betrayal of Nora resembles the way in which Claudio rejects Hero. No additional sources cited.
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address the nature of honor and the qualities that must be present for a marriage to be successful; and, in this regard a close reading of the plays indicates that
Shakespeare and Ibsen are largely in agreement on this issue. At the onset of Much Ado, Claudio, like Nora Helmers husband Torvald, bases his judgment of Hero on superficialities,
such as her demeanor and beauty, describing her as a "modest young lady" (I.i.67) "jewel" (I.i.73). Torvald uses language that trivializes Nora, referring to her as his "little lark" and
"little squirrel, making it clear that he regards Nora as the mental equivalent of a child (Ibsen). Nora appears to have thoroughly accepted this role and acts as if she
has no understanding at all of money, and the need to repay financial obligations; however, as the narrative unfolds, it is revealed that Nora managed to borrow money and has
been successfully paying it back for years. The money was needed to finance a vacation to a warmer clime, which was needed to save Torvalds health. When Torvald
discovers Noras enterprise, he is shocked and regards it has a scandal that will ruin his reputation, due to the fact that Nora forged her fathers signature on the contrast
in order to obtain the loan. At this point in the nineteenth century, married women were not allowed to own property or carry out transactions in their own name, as
their legal persona was completely tied to that of their husband. Torvald turns on her, rejecting her, saying that while they will continue to keep up a normal appearance to
the world, their marriage is over and he will not allow her to have contact with their children (Ibsen). In a similar manner, Shakespeare picture Claudio as completing rejecting
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