One of the brightest and renowned representatives of the modern intellectual drama, Henrik Ibsen, made a large contribution to the depiction of the society and social problems of his time. In his most famous drama, A Doll’s House, he raised painful and crucial social issues and managed to depict a detailed evolution of the characters and the development of the situation. In many regards, the main issue examined in the drama could be considered the role of women in a society where the image is more important than anything else. The protagonist of the play decides to oppose the social norms and the existing injustice. In the drama, Ibsen depicts a character struggling from simply being a doll and shows on her example that it is never too late
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In this way, through Nora’s character, the author delivers an idea that not everything which is accepted in the society should be accepted by a person. Thus, seeing the difference between her ideas and the basic beliefs of the society, Nora says, “I must make up my mind which is right - society or I” (Ibsen 886). Appearing in a conflicting situation with the society, the main character decided to search for the truth, and this appeared impossible under the same conditions. Nora has changed over the time and needed to change the environment to find out whether she is not mistaken. With respect to this, there was no other way to find the actual freedom rather than to leave everything she loved …show more content…
The core focus of the created play is the recognition of women’s role and the acknowledgment of their personalities. However, the play was not primarily a story about the liberation of a woman but rather a drama concerning the understanding of freedom of a personality in general. With respect to this, the author teaches the readers that it is always necessary to look for one’s own identity and to challenge the society if one feels uncomfortable with it instead of simply conforming to the norms and becoming an obedient doll for the
In this way, through Nora’s character, the author delivers an idea that not everything which is accepted in the society should be accepted by a person. Thus, seeing the difference between her ideas and the basic beliefs of the society, Nora says, “I must make up my mind which is right - society or I” (Ibsen 886). Appearing in a conflicting situation with the society, the main character decided to search for the truth, and this appeared impossible under the same conditions. Nora has changed over the time and needed to change the environment to find out whether she is not mistaken. With respect to this, there was no other way to find the actual freedom rather than to leave everything she loved …show more content…
The core focus of the created play is the recognition of women’s role and the acknowledgment of their personalities. However, the play was not primarily a story about the liberation of a woman but rather a drama concerning the understanding of freedom of a personality in general. With respect to this, the author teaches the readers that it is always necessary to look for one’s own identity and to challenge the society if one feels uncomfortable with it instead of simply conforming to the norms and becoming an obedient doll for the