A Doll House By Henrik Ibsen Analysis

Henrik Isben’s controversial play, ‘A doll House’, is centered on a concept that has, for so long, plagued the female community, overt oppression. The main character Nora Helman, lives with her husband and children in a typical household of the era. Ibsen reveals with frankness the lack of independence and freedom accessible to most women during that time. In the play, Ibsen uses discourse and dramatic situations to demonstrate the insufficient social selections available to Nora, as well as how social roles serve to limit the personal and emotional advancement of women. A Doll’s House is a commentary on the patriarchal society in which it was written. Through Nora, Isben has commented on the economic dependency on men that women are so often confined too. This play focuses on the way that women are perceived, especially with marriage and motherhood. Torvald, Nora’s husband, in particular, has a very obvious and rigid definition of a woman's role. He believes that it is the obligation of a woman to be a virtuous wife and mother. …show more content…
The play is plotted in what is known as the pyramidal pattern. Each act shows a different structure of events that direct the play. All of the acts take place in the same scene, so the setting has very little change. This structure makes following the various parts of the play an effortless task. This allows readers to grasp the plot and recognize character dispositions and dialogue transitions. Isben created a new acting style that required emotion be conveyed through small, controlled gestures, shifts in action, and pauses. The plot begins in Act I when Krogstad, the subordinate banker, has his initial discussions with Nora, in which he proceeds in his extortion. The story, in contrast, begins when Torvald becomes sick and Nora must borrow