Henrik Ibsen

In A Doll 's House, Henrik Ibsen writes a feminist play told through his characters of Nora Helmer and her husband, Torvald. In the beginning of the play, Ibsen writes Nora as someone who is submissive to her husband as a result of her upbringing with her father. She follows her husband 's word and does not question his authority. She is a mother of three who is caring yet somewhat distant. In the play, she is hiding a horrible secret; a secret that saved her husband 's life. Once Torvald finds…

of power, putting women and wives at a subordinate level, creating horrible victims of circumstance. Henrik Ibsen’s Doll House was a heavily controversial and pioneering play, especially considering the hidebound attitudes towards women during this time period. The book explores the status of single and married women within society, as well as their victimized realities as "doll wi[ves]” (Ibsen 107). When Nora Helmer, the main character, escapes from her unhappy marriage and doll-like life, she…

purity, be submissiveness, and domesticity. In Henrik Ibsen’s play A Doll’s House, he writes about what he believes the “expectations” for women as the “Angel in the household”, the role of society has on…

Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler is a captivating tale that encompasses the struggles of a 19th century Norwegian woman who longs for escape from her unexciting life and loveless marriage. But what makes this text so captivating? Perhaps it is as simple as the craft of the theatre set, a fundamental element of plays that can often be overlooked due to an attention-grabbing plotline. In western theatre, character and plot take centre stage, but Ibsen demonstrates the true power of the set, using it as…

Literary Devices in “A Doll’s House” “A Doll’s House” by Henrik Ibsen is a modern drama set in a house in the suburbs of Norway during the upper eighteen hundreds. The story centers around a housewife name Nora Helmer and the difficulties Nora experiences living a life acceptable in the eyes of society. People associated with Nora that have an impactful effect on the story include: Torvald Helmer, Nora’s husband and a banker; Mrs. Kristine Linde, Nora’s longtime friend who just moved into town;…

A Doll’s House Essay A Doll’s House, by Henrik Ibsen, is of the best-known plays that displays modern and realistic prose drama. The play demonstrates a bold exposition of the hypocrisy and the struggle within a seemingly happy marriage. Appearances and reality, as well as betrayal and deception, are key discussions from A Doll’s House. Throughout the book, Ibsen used metaphors for crafting, plot sequences, and character blocking for emphasis of the themes. The chasm between appearances and…

Societal norms can be a brutal dictator. Throughout “A Doll’s House,” the audience sees how societal normalities are not necessarily a good thing. In this play, written by Henrik Ibsen in the 1870s, the ideas of gender roles, reputations and love are explored artfully. The play follows the lives of Nora and Torvald Helmer, as well as several of their friends and acquaintances: an old doctor, a young widow in need of a job, a bank employee, and a nursemaid. Torvald treats his wife, Nora, as a…

This essay will compare two pieces of literature, “The Dead” written by James Joyce and “A Doll’s House” written by Henrik Ibsen. Both of which contain story elements that seem to be common in all types of literature. There are many different story elements but in both stories, there are a few that stand out to me, but one of which I feel spoke strongly to me was the secrets of the women in both “The Dead” and “A Doll’s House”. What I mean by this is in both stories the women held until the end…

Henrico Ibsen (1828-1906) was not a very popular writer until his play Hedda Gabler. Other Ibsen’s pieces include A Doll's House and The Wild Duck. Ibsen was from a small town in Norway. He was an example of defeating the odds. He wrote several plays that failed and did not receive any true attention. After his play and works did not successfully make it, he changes his appearance, habits, and handwriting. He became distance, secretive, and haustal. Ibsen wrote the play Hedda Gabler in 1890.…

lingering oppression like having jobs that are considered “a man’s job”, but it is nowhere near where we were back then. Here we have two dramas that demonstrate a couple of examples of female oppression in that time period. While “A Doll’s House”, by Henrik Ibsen, and “Trifles”, by Susan Glaspell both presents us with two women that are strongly oppressed by men in their society, they are shown in…