A Doll's House

A Doll’s House A Doll’s House, by Henrik Ibsen, was written in 1879. Henrik Ibsen brings up the affects of contemporary society on women. Granted this play was written in the late 1800’s, many women today are still trapped, to a lesser extent, living the stereotype represented by Nora Helmer. The plot of the play revolves around Nora. Nora is married to Torvald with whom she has bore three children. Torvald treats Nora as …

…but Nora walks out to start a new life. As I have tried to show, the main character, Nora Helmer, is a very complex character. Nora can be considered to have four different personalities, or characters. Nora, the wife, friend, deceiver, and new woman. If I was directing this play, the concentration would be the different personalities portrayed by Nora. I believe that if these aspects are neglected, the meaning behind the play is missed.