a doll's house
A Doll's House
In reading Ibsen's A Doll's House today, one may find it hard to imagine how daring it seemed at the time it was written one hundred years ago. Its theme, the emancipation of a woman, makes it seem almost contemporary.
In Act I, there are many clues that hint at the kind of marriage Nora and Torvald have. It seems that Nora is a doll controlled by Torvald. She relies on him …
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…her own triumphs and
tragedies. The exploration of Nora reveals that she is dependant upon
her husband and displays no independent standing. Her progression of
understanding suggests woman's future ability to comprehend their
plight. Her state of shocked awareness at the end of the play is
representative of the awakening of society to the changing view of the
role of woman. "A Doll's House" magnificently illustrates the need for
and a prediction of this change.
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