Henrik Ibsen: Examples Of Realism In A Doll's House

A Doll’s House, by Henrik Ibsen, is a play that stands up as a great example of realism. There are many aspects in the play that represent realism, such as; the way it portrays the lives, concerns, and problems of people of middle and low class. Also, the what idealizes realism as one of the best type of plays is how the dialogue is like everyday speech and conversations.

My drawing is consisted of Nora’s head, and in her head, there’s a house, her house. I chose this to draw because you can tell a lot from what you see. There are so many ideas that jump to you as soon as you start looking into this picture. What I think when I look at a picture like this is that this is all that runs in this woman’s head. This house is all thats on her mind. Just like a doll, a doll doesn 't do anything with her life, she stays at home and changes clothing, and makes sure she 's making her husband happy, and thats exactly what Nora Helmer did in Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll House. In the beginning of the play, Nora was accepting of the fact that was she was her husbands doll, she was happy when she knew that her husband was going to get a raise because she was being pampered and she had no problem with that. However, after her big issue that happened with Krogstad, she started opening …show more content…
He doesn 't show Nora a lot of love, he doesn 't do what a normal husband should do. He limits the amount of chocolate she can eat, and the amount of money she can spend. That is a parent’s job not a husband’s job. Torvald does not care for Nora because he loves her he cares for her only because she is considered to be his inferior. He actually doesn 't care for her at all, all he did was control her and tell her what she was doing her wrong while pointing out every detail of her everyday