The Tempest

I do not think it is fair to classify a Shakespearean play in only one category.  I do feel there is a "serious" tone to it because of the plot line and what is actually happening in the story; however, there are very many lighthearted jokes made throughout the play.  There is the magic and fantasy element in this story which does put the play into a darker realm of entertainment, but I just feel that because of these times where the characters make these jokes, the play cannot be classified only as being "serious" and dark as the poster below displays.

A Doll's House

Although "A Doll's House" is a unique work that deals with the empowerment of women, it does deal with a common theme with "Yellow Wallpaper" that we read earlier.  In "Yellow Wallpaper", the woman telling the story is talking about how much her husband makes her very subservient to him. She feels that he is so much smarter and better than her, when she sees his flaws. Eventually she goes crazy from her husband basically putting her on lock-down for too long.

In "A Doll's House", she pretends to be this woman that cannot do anything for herself when she actually did something quite genius and helpful for her husband behind her husband's back.  There is this similar theme of men needing to feel superior to their wives, when in fact their wives are capable human beings.  There is also a sense of male pride becoming ignorance in both of these works.