Nora's Miracle in A Doll's House
             Henrik Ibsen skillfully and artistically shouts his disapproval of society by using a mixture of lies, deceit, and manipulation to create the perfect recipe for a doomed marriage and personal revelations in A Doll's House. In the Victorian Era men and women stayed together no matter how unhappy they might really be. It would be an atrocity if a woman were to abandon her husband and children. Nothing was considered more sacrosanct than the covenant of marriage, and to portray it in such a way was completely unacceptable (Wikipedia). Disdainful as it may have appeared to the 19th century audiences, Nora left Torvald. She walked out, and with the final slamming of the front door effectively condemned herself and crumbled Torvald's beautifully perfect world. The curtain fall brought social protest, criticism, and angry resistance because it caused a scandal that threatened the foundations of 19th century society. A Doll's House "questioned the sanctity of marriage and motherhood – institutions held dear in the nineteenth century" (Sturman 17). A Doll's House manifests Ibsen's concern for women's rights and for human rights in general (SparkNotes).
             First produced in 1879, Henrik Ibsen stated that his play A Doll's House is "a family drama, dealing with modern conditions and in particular with the problems which complicate marriage" (Kunitz 444). However, the play's ideals echoed through the eras and still roar loudly in 21st century relationships. "Nora has been leaving husbands and children all over the world for almost 125 years. There is nothing to suggest that A Doll's House is losing its topicality." (Ibsen.net). Critics have often written about the theme of feminist independence and the so-called abomination of Nora leaving and breaking the bonds of marriage. A different analysis of Ibsen's message is th...