A Dolls House4

A Doll’s House, written by Henrik Ibsen, is a play that focuses on the way that women are seen, especially in the context of marriage and motherhood. Torvald, particularly, has a very clear and narrow definition of a woman’s role. He believes that it is the sacred duty of a woman to be a good wife and mother. Moreover, he tells Nora that women are responsible for the morality of their children. “In …

…having an equal part in their relationship then maybe the dollhouse wouldn’t have fallen apart. In the beginning of the play Nora is overjoyed because of her husband’s recent promotion. Over the course of the play, however she realizes that she does not know the meaning of happiness in Torvald’s house. Nora emerges as a fully independent woman who rejects both the false union of her marriage and the burden of motherhood.