1) The document discusses how the plays A Doll's House and A Streetcar Named Desire by Henrik Ibsen and Tennessee Williams illustrate the importance of communication in relationships. 2) In both plays, antagonists encourage the protagonists Nora and Blanche to open up and share secrets with their partners, showing how communication strengthens relationships. 3) However, the males Torvald and Stanley also display selfishness that makes genuine communication difficult, revealing societal power imbalances between men and women at the time.