%0 Journal Article
%T ¡°The Sacred Duty¡±¡ªOscar Wild¡¯s ¡°Lady Windermere¡¯s Fan¡±, a Response to ¡°A Doll¡¯s House¡± by Henrik Ibsen: A Comparative Study
%A K. G. Swarnananda Gamage
%J Open Access Library Journal
%V 7
%N 12
%P 1-8
%@ 2333-9721
%D 2020
%I Open Access Library
%R 10.4236/oalib.1106990
%X This article primarily investigates on ¡°the sacred duty¡± depicted in ¡°A Doll¡¯s House¡± (1879) (1889-the English translation) by Henrik Ibsen and ¡°Lady Windemere¡¯s Fan¡± (1892) by Oscar Wilde, which was staged almost simultaneously in London. Nora¡¯s leaving from her doll¡¯s house stressing her duty to herself and desire to be herself created a huge controversy in traditional Victorian society. A Doll¡¯s house sheds lights on the anomalous position of women in the male-dominant society and due to the intense public discussion about the play, there came up Ibsenist and anti-Ibsenist movement. Oscar Wilde, on the other hand, being an unconventional literary figure in the late Victorian period, seems to have provided a bold response to ¡°A Doll¡¯s House¡± by Henrik Ibsen through his well-made play, Lady Windermere¡¯s Fan in which the protagonist, Lady Windermere left home on a rash decision and made her mind to return when she was reminded of her sacred duty towards her child. The paper concludes showcasing that Nora¡¯s decision to leave her doll¡¯s house looks fair enough in the circumstances around her whereas Lady Windermere returning to her family to perform her ¡°sacred duty¡± must also be praised as she was misled by a baseless misconception.
%K Henrik Ibsen
%K Oscar Wilde
%K Sacred Duty
%K Anomalous Position
%K Victorian Period
%K A Doll¡¯s House
%K Anti-Ibsenist Movement
%K Lady Windemere¡¯s Fan
%U http://www.oalib.com/paper/6220783