Linking and comparing 'A doll's House' to 'Christina Rosetti poetry'

Theme of love: GM, Maude Clare, twice, remember, echo, WIAD

The disappointments of earthly love are tempered for Rosetti, by the promise of God's love. Ibsen offers no religious salvation, a mans love is shown to be controlling and self serving.

Theme of sacrifice: In the Round tower

Rosetti writes 'I wish I could bear the pang for both, which is a stark contrast with Torvalds 'Do you understand now, what you have done?'

Theme of sacrifice

Nora expects Torvald to sacrifice himself for her. She waits for 'the miracle' which does not happen. Both men and women would have to sacrifice something in order to achieve equality.

Theme of sacrifice: Goblin market

Lizzie is prepared to sacrifice herself to save her sister. There are clear parallels with Christ. Ibsens view can be seen as iconoclastic as it denies religious salvation

Theme of sacrifice: Maude Clare

Unlike Nell, Nora realises that women sacrifice their true identity for the sake of love and devotion 'But nobody would sacrifice their honour for the one they love' 'Hundreds of thousands of women have done'

Theme of desire

In Soeur Louise, Shut out, Maude Clare, Goblin Market, Rosetti's desires are torn between love of God and love of man. Nora comes to realise that she desires to be herself and that this is impossible unless she leaves her restricted role of the 'skylark'

Theme of death: Remember and Echo

Rosetti's desire to be forgotten rather than to cause sadness, links to Ranks attitude toward death.

Theme of death: WIAD, In the round tower

Rosetti's thoughts often turn to death when contemplating love, in her eyes death allows the move from earth to heaven. Nora rejects death as a possible escape, as unlike for rosetti it is a hopeless vision.

Theme of memory:

WIAD, Echo, Remember, Rosetti presents life after death as a reason for not mourning and remembering. However, Nora wishes to be forgotten in order to escape the ties of Torvald's control.

Theme of religion A birthday, Goblin market, Soeur Louise, twice, shut out-

Religion offers comfort and redemption for Rosetti. As an unmarried woman, God's love is questioning and redemptive. Ibsen offers no such comfort. 'The miracle' will never happen as long as society remains unchanged

Theme of Roles of women: Goblin Market

Unlike Laura, Nora has no Lizzie to save and redeem her.

theme of roles of women: From the antique

Rosetti is here, like Nora, weary with the pre-set existence of being a woman. Both women contemplate that it would be better to be nothing than to be a woman.

Theme of roles of women: Soeur Louise

Both the narrative voice and Nora are aware of a negative change between past and present as a result of the expectations placed upon women.

Theme of roles of women: Maude Clare

Maude is the sinner and Nell is the saint, arguably Nora is both concurrently

Theme of roles of women: No, thankyou John

Nora, like the narrative voice, rejects the male, ultimately adopting a cold and direct tone