Both women swing between extremes. Both were happy or extremely depressed, poised or neurotic, determined or helpless, until the end of the plays. Both women verbally expressed these feelings in similar ways; broken sentences, unfinished thoughts, and sudden exclamations. In the beginning of the first act, Nora is speaking with Mrs. Linde upon her arrival. Nora consistently interjects to bring the conversation back to herself, with little outbursts of "oh!" and "no no!" (Act 1), followed by a comment concerning her life. Usually seeming unaware of her self-centeredness, she sometimes catches herself. When she does, she stops in mid-sentence and points it out to Mrs. Linde, only to do it all over again. She's excitable and in need of attention. Miss Julie behaves similarly when she is first introduced into the story, by expressing how much fun she is having dancing, drinking, and celebrating the "midsummer's eve". She cuts both Jean and Kristin's speaking off, bec

s been ready to die for him, and he is thinking only of himself. Enraged and devoid of faith, she feels now that she does not love Torvald and that he has never loved her. Nora's anger then leads to the desire for more freedom and she begins her self-empowerment. She impulsively decides she is leaving to go find herself-the woman that has been hidden behind the doll for so long.

Miss Julie also lived a life of money and status. Both women enjoyed their privileges and reveled in small treats, such as dancing and good food or drink. And although she too used her femininity to get what she wanted, Miss Julie's was a different purpose. She used it to control men, to have power over them. She played games with them, but she did it as their superior, while Nora did it as their inferior. Miss Julie was raised as a "half-woman", doing the work of men and still being a woman, which led her to manipulate them in a dominant way. She was not as lady-like as Nora, and lived a freer life, having not yet married. Miss Julie strives to be ladylike and more refined at times, but resorted to her status and sensuality to get what she wanted. She struggled between wanting to be a lady, and wanting to go dance with the "yokels". She feels powerful and enjoys her status, even if she occasionally feels sorry for those less fortunate. Nora in the end, decided she n!

Nora came from a high society, raised in a protected, comfortable environment. She was sheltered by her father, and played the part of the obedient and loving woman in his life without her mother being there. She moved right on to playing the same part for her Torvald upon their marriage. She was the pet, and received her love this way. It was what she knew; the men were the dominating ones. She only knew how to use her femininity to perform tricks and get what she wanted from Torvald. She played his game, was his "doll", and she was comfortable in it up until her epiphany. Nora's power works in the opposite way of Miss Julie. Nora begins with very little power, not realizing the dance that she is doing for Torvald. Nora's relation

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