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 his "prize" or "property" and seems to only enjoy the superficial facets of marriage. This accusation is based on part that the audience is only exposed to Torvald's obsession of Nora's physical beauty and his incisiveness of addressing her with condescending pet names. Nora, as the
Krogstad figures this out and blackmails Nora, giving her an ultimatum; convince Torvald to let him keep his job, or Krogstad reveals to Torvald the information of Nora's loan. I believe that if these aspects are neglected, the meaning behind the play is missed. This brings us to the culmination of Nora's problems. She is a widower and has come to Nora for support and to ask Torvald for a job. Nora decides that she cannot handle her life anymore. She has been paying Krogstad back for awhile, but she is running out of time and money. If I was directing this play, the concentration would be the different personalities portrayed by Nora. In the final scene she leaves Torvald begging for her to stay but Nora walks out to start a new life. She stands up to him for the first time in her life.
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