The Many Faces of Nora Helmer
Henrik Ibsen’s stated; “A woman cannot be herself in the society of the present day, which is an exclusively masculine society, with laws flamed by men and with a judicial system that judges feminine conduct from a masculine point of view” (Forward, 2009). In 1879 Henrik Ibsen wrote the controversial play A Doll House. During this time women were just starting to come out of their stereotypical roles, and Ibsen whether he meant to or not illustrated this change in the time period in his play. A Doll House by Henrik Ibsen is a play about a contemporary married couple, who at first glances seems happy. As the play progresses, we find out that Nora one of the main characters of the play and wife to Torvald Helmer: is not such a happy “little lark” after all (Ibsen, 1251). At the end of the play she discovers she has managed to lose herself along the way and decides the best thing to do is to leave her husband and children. Nora Helmer in A Doll House is a very interesting character because she changes from childlike, deceitful, desperate, and becomes self-aware. The first trait of Nora Helmer is childishness. In the first act she is portrayed as …show more content…
Krogstad is introduced into the play. We now find out that he is the man that Nora has borrowed the money from. Mr. Krogstad comes to the Helmer’s house to blackmail Nora. Mr. Krogstad knows that Nora went behind her husband’s back to borrow the money and she forged her father’s name on the note. Mr. Krogstad enlightens Mrs. Helmer about the fact she forged the document and forgery is a crime punishable by law. Mrs. Helmer doesn’t see the relevance in this because she did it out of love for her husband. Now we find out that Mr. Krogstad wants Nora to persuade her husband Torvald to keep Mr. Krogstad on at the bank. Nora’s characteristic of deceitful is very important because it helps us see that she is not so innocent and is capable of far more than just being a wife and
Henrik Ibsen’s stated; “A woman cannot be herself in the society of the present day, which is an exclusively masculine society, with laws flamed by men and with a judicial system that judges feminine conduct from a masculine point of view” (Forward, 2009). In 1879 Henrik Ibsen wrote the controversial play A Doll House. During this time women were just starting to come out of their stereotypical roles, and Ibsen whether he meant to or not illustrated this change in the time period in his play. A Doll House by Henrik Ibsen is a play about a contemporary married couple, who at first glances seems happy. As the play progresses, we find out that Nora one of the main characters of the play and wife to Torvald Helmer: is not such a happy “little lark” after all (Ibsen, 1251). At the end of the play she discovers she has managed to lose herself along the way and decides the best thing to do is to leave her husband and children. Nora Helmer in A Doll House is a very interesting character because she changes from childlike, deceitful, desperate, and becomes self-aware. The first trait of Nora Helmer is childishness. In the first act she is portrayed as …show more content…
Krogstad is introduced into the play. We now find out that he is the man that Nora has borrowed the money from. Mr. Krogstad comes to the Helmer’s house to blackmail Nora. Mr. Krogstad knows that Nora went behind her husband’s back to borrow the money and she forged her father’s name on the note. Mr. Krogstad enlightens Mrs. Helmer about the fact she forged the document and forgery is a crime punishable by law. Mrs. Helmer doesn’t see the relevance in this because she did it out of love for her husband. Now we find out that Mr. Krogstad wants Nora to persuade her husband Torvald to keep Mr. Krogstad on at the bank. Nora’s characteristic of deceitful is very important because it helps us see that she is not so innocent and is capable of far more than just being a wife and