Repression Of Women In A Doll's House By Henrik Ibsen

“A woman cannot be herself in the society of the present day, which is an exclusively masculine society, with laws framed by men and a judicial system that judges feminine conduct from a masculine point of view” Henrik Ibsen shows and proves throughout the play that women are oppressed in society and are not considered individuals during the Victorian Era. This is because during the Victorian Era women were not given the same amount of freedom as to men and were treated as possessions instead of individuals. Ibsen uses the title of the play, the tarantella dance and the macaroons mentioned in the play to portray his negative perspective of society during the Victorian Era.
Henrik Ibsen uses the title of the play ‘A Doll’s House’ to portray …show more content…
All animals referenced by Torvald are not caged or trapped; this gives a sense of irony since Nora herself is living in a cage and is considered trapped in Torvald’s own little doll house. Ibsen shows women and their degradation in the Victorian Era. Since during the Victorian Era women didn’t have their own identity, they weren’t considered as an individual when referred to. The use of pet names are there to show women’s role and where they stand in society as well as how men would own them when married. If pet names weren’t present throughout the play, there wouldn’t be such a strong emphasis on the title. The pet names are one of the main factors that contribute to being a doll. When Torvald uses pet names to call Nora, it shows Helmer’s dominance over her and the degradation of women in society. Another example to support the use of the title of the play is Nora’s realization as to who she was all her life. Throughout the play, Nora is delusional. She believed that Torvald loved her and cared for her when actually he didn’t care about her at …show more content…
It is evident that he thought it was unfair for women to be controlled and treated like dolls. This is why Nora is given such a powerful ending, to show what women wanted and had to do to gain their rights or position in society. The door slamming is one of the strongest examples of the feminist emerging movement. It highly represented feminism. Ibsen stated that the play was considered to be humanist rather than feminist and that women’s rights are human rights. The way he perceives the society in the Victorian Era is fully evident and conveyed throughout the whole