Dolls House and Bernarda Alba
Nora from A Doll's House, and Adela from The House of Bernarda Alba, were women who went against their male-dominated society. Both Russia and Spain were not open to a women's movement. They were highly oppressive societies for women and dictated a women's place is in the home. Even though both women were held down by their culture, they were able to free themselves by the end of the dramas, going against the social standards of the time. Women were second class citizens in Russia. Women were considered more backward then men and ascribed a collection of negative qualities such as gossiping, nagging, and small-mindedness. Despite those negative qualities, their role in the household and family was important. The mistress or "gospozha" of the house could not be replace by any one else since without her, the house would be cold and inhospitable. Priviliges in matters such as divorce, inheritance, and lawsuits were applied to a small percentage of women; those of nobility, clergy and mercantile estates. Middle class (such as Nora) and peasant women continued to live under customary law. The majority of women needed the signature of their husbands to receive a passport which allowed travel outside their village
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Approximate Word count = 949
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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