Comparing the Powerful Women in Henrik Ibsens A Dolls House and Susan

Comparing the Powerful Women in Henrik Ibsens A Dolls House and Susan Glaspells Trifles Throughout history, a womans role is to be an obedient and respectful wife. Her principal(prenominal) obligation is to support, serve, and live for her husband and children. In Henrik Ibsens A Dolls House and Susan Glaspells Trifles, two different women make a decision to take matters into their own manpower by doing what they want to do, no matter what the outcome may be and in spite of what society thinks. These two women come from different homes and lead very different lives yet, these two women share similar situations--both are victims, both are seeking individuality, and initially, both women end up alone. There are many ways that Nora and Mrs. Wright differ. prototypic of all, both come from completely different households. Noras home is tastefully . . . furnished and always pleasant(917). She lives in a lavish home eating macaroons, boozing champagne, and hosting banquets . Nora often has guests at the house and there are even maids to watch her children. Her husband, Torvald, is often home and has guests over. On the other hand, Mrs. Wrights home is unpleasant, in an abandoned farmhouse(977) in a secluded area. Mrs. Wright seldom has company, nor does she have any children. She does not leave the house very often and her husband, Mr. Wright, wants no outside interference. Mr. Wright refuses to get a troupe telephone(978) because he enjoys his peace and quiet(978). It is obvious that these two women lead different lives with different types of people, yet they share similar situations that are not so obvious. First of all, both women are victims of their controlling husbands. Nora and Mrs. Wright are al... ...ome from different worlds, yet they still share the same type of sadness and pain in their daily lives. What Nora does is considered courageous in that time in history, where women were not treated as equals and were always looke d down on and ignored. Women speaking out and taking matters into their own hands was unheard of and often risky. They want to be independent so they do what they believe is necessary to accomplish and reach their goals, so that they can once again be happy for eternity. Works Cited Glaspell, Susan. Trifles. Literature and the Writing Process. Elizabeth Mahan, Susan X Day, and Robert Funk. sixth ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ Prentice, 2002. 977-986 Ibsen, Henrik. A Dolls House. Literature and the Writing Process. Elizabeth Mahan, Susan X Day, and Robert Funk. 6th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ Prentice, 2002. 916-966.