Act 3 of the play A Doll’s House greatly demonstrates the idea that Henrik Ibsen wants young women to have. The idea that women can have a an identity without having someone to share a life with. Nora sticks up for herself in regard to the way Torvald treats her saying that “I believe before all else I a a human being, just as much as you are” (Ibsen 1490). Here, Nora finally recognizes that she is equal and can have the same rights as Torvald does, figuring out that she has the capability “to do something for myself (herself) first” (Ibsen 1492). Nora also understands that she also has a duty to herself not only those people around her, this can be shown through Torvald when he says “you are a wife and a mother above all else,” however Nora “no longer believes that.” (Ibsen 1491-1492). By the end of the play the audience recognizes that Ibsen wishes that women find the strength and courage to stand up for themselves in situations like these, as well as going against the common acceptability in
Act 3 of the play A Doll’s House greatly demonstrates the idea that Henrik Ibsen wants young women to have. The idea that women can have a an identity without having someone to share a life with. Nora sticks up for herself in regard to the way Torvald treats her saying that “I believe before all else I a a human being, just as much as you are” (Ibsen 1490). Here, Nora finally recognizes that she is equal and can have the same rights as Torvald does, figuring out that she has the capability “to do something for myself (herself) first” (Ibsen 1492). Nora also understands that she also has a duty to herself not only those people around her, this can be shown through Torvald when he says “you are a wife and a mother above all else,” however Nora “no longer believes that.” (Ibsen 1491-1492). By the end of the play the audience recognizes that Ibsen wishes that women find the strength and courage to stand up for themselves in situations like these, as well as going against the common acceptability in