Nora And Torvald's Deception

how does Ibsen present deception in 'A Dolls House?' Deception is one of the most important themes within ‘A Doll´s House´. It brings out the plot, outlines the characters, and shows what Ibsen was trying to show us about women and society. Without deception there would be no play. Two of the most interesting things about it are the decision that the audience must make. ‘When is deceiving someone wrong and when is …

…a curtain. Everyone who sees this play should see them selves in Nora, Torvald, and Krogstad. The deceitful, the deceived and the oppressor. What Ibsen was basically trying to say is that women had to hide behind so many things in order to achieve what they wanted to. And that society deceived women into thinking could achieve nothing and women deceived society into thinking they could do nothing when in fact they could do anything.