A Doll's House

in Act III, after Helmer reads the letter from Krogstad about Nora’s debt he is very angry, but when he reads Krogstad’s new letter about how he will not hold Nora to her debt anymore, Torvald gets very excited and says, “I am saved!” (Ibsen, A Doll’s House 1206) and yet does not say anything to Nora about her being “saved” until she asks him if she is saved too because all he cares about is his image and his “honor” (Ibsen 1207). Torvald also shows how he is a narcissist in his actions; after…

In Henrik Ibsen’s play “A Doll’s House”, many have contemplated the late 1800’s and their genders mannerisms and how these affect Nora’s actions throughout the play. Ibsen explores how Nora first begins as an obedient wife and slowly goes further into changing her characteristics. Nora is slowly becoming an independent woman. One of the most complex characters of the 19th century drama, Nora, behaves sporadically in a fit like an impish child, she does not gain a stark sense of reality until the…

Analysis of Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House Ibsen’s A Doll’s House, a realistic drama, exemplifies not only the chauvinism most prevalent during the late 1800s, but also the notion of humanity’s problems as a whole. Dramas, like poetry and fiction, utilize literary elements that allow it to resonate with its readers while eclipsing simple storytelling. In A Doll’s House, Ibsen uses characterization, symbolism, and setting to immerse the reader into his world and unravel the corruption that hides…

The story “A Doll's House” has a prevalent message of moral responsibility to the husband which leads to trouble between the wife and the co-worker. When Nora's husband gets a new job managing the bank he finds out that supposedly Krogstad forged a signature disgracing him even though he had never done anything wrong. When Torvald became deathly ill Nora was not able to tell him since he had to protect her constantly and it was not acceptable for her to take care of him. Therefore, she saved his…

596-597.) She becomes the perfect wife and mother. She pleases her husband in every way possible. She doesn't contradict his opinion. She still doesn't have an identity and is just the wife of Tovald Helmer. She builds her entire world around him and believes he is her hero who will always protect her as if she were a delicate flower. She puts her children and husband before herself. She believes, she only has value if she is a "good mother and wife." For the happiness of her family, she…

Unfortunately, it is simply beyond the scope of this paper to analyze the entirety of these two productions of A Doll’s House. As a result, three scenes will be compared, contrasted, and analyzed through Butler’s theory in order to examine these gender performances. The three scenes chosen for this endeavor are as follows: Nora’s discussion with Torvald in the very beginning of Act I, Nora practicing the tarantella dance before the party in Act II, and Nora and Torvald’s final confrontation in…

in A Doll’s House, the most significant cause that led to Nora Helmer’s decision to leave her family was because of lack of love in their marriage, she wasn’t treated right way. She thought he will defend her and sacrifice himself for her as he always said, but her husband’s reaction was too far from that. Nora felt trapped; she wants to pursue her own dreams. She wants to educate herself, she wants to be able to rely on herself, to be independent. First, the reason why Nora leaves her house…

A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen is a realistic prose play set in 1870s Norway. A Doll’s House revolves around Nora Helmer, wife to Torvald Helmer and mother to three children. Nora is described as a living doll. She does as she is told, and makes sure to please her husband. Nora has her secrets though. Torvald is a soon to be bank manager, and cares a lot about how others view him. Nils Krogstad is the antagonist of A Doll’s House. He is a former employee of the bank and soon to be blackmailer of…

It isn’t difficult to determine that A Doll’s House deals with women’s issues. The entire last scene in which Nora and Torvald have their one and only meaningful conversation with each other is filled with Nora finally asserting her own independence, wants, and wishes, culminating in her decision to leave Torvald. On the surface, it may seem that the ending and the play itself is a condemnation of marriage overall. After all, Nora realizes that she has been Torvald’s “doll-wife”, and Torvald…

Women in the 19th century were seldom independent as gender equality was absent. Independence can be defined as the unwillingness to adhere to the husband’s desire. In Henrik Ibsen’s play A Doll’s House, Ibsen delves into Nora’s journey toward independence as a result from the inconveniences of her seemingly carefree relationship with Torvald. Torvald’s inconsiderate and hurtful criticism toward Nora acts as a stepping-stone toward her independence. Additionally, the revelation of Torvald’s…