A Doll’s House, written during the Nineteenth Century by Henrik Ibsen revealed three acts, in which, one of the first examples of realist drama was presented in theatre. Based in the Helmer household, Ibsen created the stage to ensure that the audience was able to identify with the setting of the stage. In terms of the modern audience viewing the text both Feminist and Marxist literary criticism perspectives assists to widen the appreciation of Ibsen’s questioning of his society.
Through the lens of Feminism Ibsen presents the question of whether females during the Nineteenth Century were educated in accordance with their talents. Enlightening the audience to the idea that in Ibsen’s society, his society does not recognise the reality of the …show more content…
Through considering Ibsen’s portrayal of the difficulties faced by minor characters. Such as, Ann, Krogstad and Mrs Linde through a Marxist perspective, the modern audience gains a greater insight into the social imbalances of Nineteenth Century society. Social hierarchy is divided into classes of wealth, lower class citizens are the least empowered, this class is also referred to the serving class. Ann is associated with this class, thus, making her the least empowered in terms of the characters and their social class. The sexist attitude towards women that women need a male to provide for them is evident in Ann’s circumstance, abandoned by her father as she was impregnated before marriage and thus brought shame to her family. Ann was forced in to the lower class as means of supporting herself. Her circumstance made her virtually unemployable, which obligated her to take the job of becoming Nora’s Nanny. However to do so Ann had to put her baby up for adoption. Nora questioned Ann in Act 2 as to how and why she could abandon her child. Ann is totally pragmatic in her response, “I was obliged to, if I wanted to be little Nora's nurse." Ibsen’s inclusion of Ann, highlights the limited opportunities as a woman but also brings into focus how hard it was for the working class to have a fulfilling and secure …show more content…
The Helmer household exposes questions of inequality in three acts that portrays gender based inequality, through Nora and Torvalds marriage and the lower and working classes inequality through the characters Ann, Krogstad and Mrs Linde. A Doll’s House raises questions in order to perpetrate activism in Ibsen’s
Through the lens of Feminism Ibsen presents the question of whether females during the Nineteenth Century were educated in accordance with their talents. Enlightening the audience to the idea that in Ibsen’s society, his society does not recognise the reality of the …show more content…
Through considering Ibsen’s portrayal of the difficulties faced by minor characters. Such as, Ann, Krogstad and Mrs Linde through a Marxist perspective, the modern audience gains a greater insight into the social imbalances of Nineteenth Century society. Social hierarchy is divided into classes of wealth, lower class citizens are the least empowered, this class is also referred to the serving class. Ann is associated with this class, thus, making her the least empowered in terms of the characters and their social class. The sexist attitude towards women that women need a male to provide for them is evident in Ann’s circumstance, abandoned by her father as she was impregnated before marriage and thus brought shame to her family. Ann was forced in to the lower class as means of supporting herself. Her circumstance made her virtually unemployable, which obligated her to take the job of becoming Nora’s Nanny. However to do so Ann had to put her baby up for adoption. Nora questioned Ann in Act 2 as to how and why she could abandon her child. Ann is totally pragmatic in her response, “I was obliged to, if I wanted to be little Nora's nurse." Ibsen’s inclusion of Ann, highlights the limited opportunities as a woman but also brings into focus how hard it was for the working class to have a fulfilling and secure …show more content…
The Helmer household exposes questions of inequality in three acts that portrays gender based inequality, through Nora and Torvalds marriage and the lower and working classes inequality through the characters Ann, Krogstad and Mrs Linde. A Doll’s House raises questions in order to perpetrate activism in Ibsen’s