how to answer those questions?
The first thing is that you should read the story of “Ibsen’s Play a Doll’s House” and then answer the 8 questions.
1. Can readers or viewers identify with any of the elements of the play today considering the play is over one hundred years old?
2. What subjects are still relevant today?
3. Does anyone change in the play? If so, who? When can you tell?
4. Reading or seeing the play today, is there any way we can see why it was originally banned in England?
5. Why do you think it might have been banned?
6. Is the title important? If so, how?
7. Do you think the play can still shock audiences today?
8. Can you think of a movie with a similar theme that might move audiences the way this play did when it first appeared?
Do not just answer but discuss one or more of the above questions.
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A Doll’s House
Question 1
A Doll’s House is a three-act play by Henrik Ibsen. It premiered in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1879 and has since been played in many theaters across the world. In the play, there are several elements that viewers can identify with today despite the fact that the play is over one hundred years old. One of the things that one can identify with is the manner in which the society continues to hinder the progression of women in the society.
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