A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen is an illustration about an issue of women’s rights in Norway society during1878, during which women were expected to be undoubtedly obedient to their fathers, and husbands as well. The play is known as Ibsen’s strong desire about human being. It also a challenge to traditional rules about women’s rights. Women were normally sacrificed their lives for other people’s feeling, or devoted themselves for their husbands’ happiness. A good example about sacrificial role held by women is Nora’s friend, Mrs Linde. In order to support her helplessness mother and two brothers, she had chosen to abandon her true love, and married an old rich man. Especially, Nora Helmer, a main character in A Doll’s House, exemplifies a
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As the play progress, fear and panic become Nora’s primary responses to her surroundings. Her worries indicate Nora is more immature than her appearance in early. Ibsen is successful in triggering readers’ curiosity when he slowly unfolds Nora’s secrets through conversations between Nora and her friend, Mrs Linde, and source of her secret loan, Mr Krogstad as well. Nora shares Mrs Linde about a secret loan that she took in order to save Tovarld’s life. She considers telling her husband when “Yes-some day, perhaps, after many years, when I am no longer as nice-looking as I am now. Don’t laugh at me! I mean, of course, a time will come when Torvald is not as devoted to me, not quite so happy when I dance for him, and dress for him, and play with him” (Ibsen 172.) This shows that Nora has a sense of a true nature of her marriage. She knows that the foundation of marriage is built on an attraction of her beauty to him, and that he loves her because she looks good to him. Her day is filled with constant acts of subterfuge—some minor, like sneaking macaroons, and some of the utmost importance, like paying back a loan that saved her husband’s life. This reveals that Nora is not as naïve as she pretends to be, instead she is an insightful, intelligent woman. There is a new woman emerging in her thought. Moreover, Nora always …show more content…
Ibsen is very brave in his challenging of societal norms. The play points out not only about human being; in addition, it also rings a bell about women’s rights. Characters in A Doll’s House were confined by society. They were caged themselves to society. Social norms are programmed them into their significant roles and they seem daren’t to stand up against and form their own opinions. Although modern women are more independent, and evenly equal in rights as men, society is still considered male-dominated. This seems true in 18th century and now, 21st century. Differently, modern husband learns to treat his wife with dignity and volunteers in sacrifice his reputation for his
As the play progress, fear and panic become Nora’s primary responses to her surroundings. Her worries indicate Nora is more immature than her appearance in early. Ibsen is successful in triggering readers’ curiosity when he slowly unfolds Nora’s secrets through conversations between Nora and her friend, Mrs Linde, and source of her secret loan, Mr Krogstad as well. Nora shares Mrs Linde about a secret loan that she took in order to save Tovarld’s life. She considers telling her husband when “Yes-some day, perhaps, after many years, when I am no longer as nice-looking as I am now. Don’t laugh at me! I mean, of course, a time will come when Torvald is not as devoted to me, not quite so happy when I dance for him, and dress for him, and play with him” (Ibsen 172.) This shows that Nora has a sense of a true nature of her marriage. She knows that the foundation of marriage is built on an attraction of her beauty to him, and that he loves her because she looks good to him. Her day is filled with constant acts of subterfuge—some minor, like sneaking macaroons, and some of the utmost importance, like paying back a loan that saved her husband’s life. This reveals that Nora is not as naïve as she pretends to be, instead she is an insightful, intelligent woman. There is a new woman emerging in her thought. Moreover, Nora always …show more content…
Ibsen is very brave in his challenging of societal norms. The play points out not only about human being; in addition, it also rings a bell about women’s rights. Characters in A Doll’s House were confined by society. They were caged themselves to society. Social norms are programmed them into their significant roles and they seem daren’t to stand up against and form their own opinions. Although modern women are more independent, and evenly equal in rights as men, society is still considered male-dominated. This seems true in 18th century and now, 21st century. Differently, modern husband learns to treat his wife with dignity and volunteers in sacrifice his reputation for his