In five pages this paper presents a comparative analysis of Euripides' Medea featured in a play of the same name and Nora Helmer portrayed in Henrik Ibsen's social drama A Doll's House. Two sources are cited in the bibliography.
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make sense. There is that same thread of commonality in both of the female "heroes," in this discussion: society has determined what their roles are and how long
they are to enact them. Enter Nora and Medea, who both prove to have minds of their own. Bibliography lists 2 sources) BBibsneu.doc
IBSEN MEETS EURIPIDES (Nora and Medea) Written by B. Bryan Babcock for the Paperstore, Inc., May 2001
Note to the student: In any paper, even this sample, it is good to respond with either something that has be discussed in class, that you agree or disagree
with, or a personal opinion. This can be inserted anywhere in the text or in the conclusion. Introduction Remember some old saying that you heard as a kid:
The more things change, the more they stay the same. As a kid the phrase did not make a lot of sense, and by the time you were an
adult, you did not want it to be true, let alone make sense. There is that same thread of commonality in both of the female "heroes," in this discussion:
society has determined what their roles are and how long they are to enact them. Enter Nora and Medea, who both prove to have minds of their own.
Nora Even when we first see Nora Helmer, she is defined through the speech of her husband. We might say that in the method of presentation of this major
character, we are shown her defined by what society says she should be, as well as what her husband has determined she is; in his mind his wishes and reality