Freedom In A Doll's House

The play “ A Doll's House” by Henrik Ibsen was written in 1876 , this play was contervational during its time. Nora and torvald have been married for eight years, and is seems that they are the ideal marriage couple.When Nora’s past catches up to her, forging her father's signature to borrow money to save her husband, Nora perfect “Marriage” starts to crumble, This play is split into three acts and as each act progress the plot further into the true story. In the first act we get introduced to the characters, Nora is introduced and a pure, innocent, and ideal wife. As the play progress Nora true charterer starts is revealed and see begin to slow break free of her imprisonment of marriage. In the final act of the play Nora is able to break …show more content…
In the article the scholar article ( A new world for women? Stephanie forward consideration Nora’s dramatic exit from Ibsen A Doll’s House the statement that perfectly describes Nora enslavement is “We might assume that A Doll’s House is a feminist play, but in fact Ibsen stated that it is not about women’s rights as such; rather, the drama is about human rights.”(1). When Nora asks Trovalt for assistance in preparing for the dance she says”But I can’t go anywhere without your help”(1282). On the surface this may sounds like Nora is asking for aid from her husband to perfect the dance, but in reality it’s a cry for help. The significance of this simple line is how society is restricting Nora from being able to be a part of it without her husband dragging her along. Nora is implying that without Trobalt by her side she is unable to do the simplest things that are normal for humans. With this line Nora’s human rights are being restricted by societies golden rules . Her husband has the keys to allow Nora to attend and be part of the normal society Nora’s is a puppet in the eyes of society, without her husband the marionettist she is unable to be to be a part of society. Another major rule set in stone for Nora by society is how the husband was the caretaker for the family. When Linda and Nora are discussing Nora’s blackmail problem she says to linda “ For heaven's sake no! Are you serious? He is so strict on that subject. Besides- Trovald with all his masculine pride painfully humialting for him if he ever found out he was in debt to me”(1258). In this scene Nora strongly opposed telling her husband about the loan. By replying to linda’s question with an immediate and aggressive tone Nora is conferring that her actions in this matter are equivalent to an unspeakable tragedy. Nora committed an unspeakable