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Rebecca Lyons

Lies and deceit
Coleridge
Ibsen

- C – Coleridge first introduces Christabel through
- For Nora, deception is power, evident in her

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introduction as a ‘little spendthrift’ behind
Torvald’s back
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The outward trappings of Nora and Torvald’s
lifestyle are deceptive, a shallow disguise of
endemic problems; this notion is encapsulated by
the symbolic deterioration of the Christmas tree
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Deception is shown to ultimately lead to downfall,
as in the cases of Krogstad, Nora and finally
Torvald
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’ Yet, for those
enshrouded in deception, the revelation of truth
appears to be ‘black, icy-cold water
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Nora’s lies progress
throughout the play, at first they seem innocuous
and irrelevant, such as the simple taking ‘a bite at
a macaroon or two
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Torvald uses corrosive imagery in his insistence
that living a life of lies ‘spreads disease and
infection
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Ibsen portrays characters in ‘A Doll’s House’ as
obsessed with their appearances, which are
maintained to avoid ugly realisms
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A parallel occurs between Nora and Krogstad, in
their mutual acts of forgery
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Ibsen’s ‘Concern with the state of the human soul
cuts across class and gender lines
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There is an assumption that beauty
and innate goodness intrinsically correlate, yet
Geraldine’s beauty is utilised as a manipulative
source of power over Sir Leoline
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Christabel’s portrayal
as the tragic victim of Geraldine’s manipulation is
furthered by her willingness to ‘comfort fair
Geraldine’ to whom ‘Christabel stretched forth
her hand’ in naïve kindness
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AM – Coleridge presents external appearances to
be deceptive in his presentation of the Albatross,
whose death appears, at first, beneficial to the
sailors in its welcoming of a ‘fair breeze
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The Mariner eventually realised that there
is ‘water water everywhere, but not a drop to
drink
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KK – Coleridge presents the illusion of control as
deceptive; Kubla believes that he can impose
himself upon the vast natural landscape by
surrounding it with ‘walls and towers’, creating
pruned gardens
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’
The political turmoil surrounding the French
Revolution had set in motion intense and urgent
discussing concerning the nature of society
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” – Josiah Conder, 1816
Coleridge’s poetry “produces an aura which defies
definition” – Virginia Radley




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