"A Doll's House" by Henrik Ibsen is a play set in the late 1800s that introduces us to Nora Helmer, a woman who seems happy but soon finds her life changed by secrets and what society expects of her, putting her marriage and who she thinks she is to the test. The story looks at gender roles, freedom, and the hard choices people face because of society's rules, mainly through how Nora interacts with her husband, Torvald. The play starts during Christmas at the Helmer's home, showing Nora excited about the holidays and her husband's new job, which shows how playful she is with Torvald. We start to see Nora's problems when she talks with Torvald and her friend Christine, especially about a loan she secretly took to save Torvald's life. Tension builds as we learn about her past actions and what might happen because of them, setting the scene for tough emotional and moral challenges.
A Doll's House
By Henrik Ibsen
A wife's hidden debt to save her husband unravels a seemingly perfect marriage, forcing her to confront societal expectations and discover her own identity.
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About the AuthorHenrik Johan Ibsen was a Norwegian playwright and theatre director. As one of the founders of modernism in theatre, Ibsen is often referred to as "the father of realism" and the most influential playwright of the 19th century, as well of one of the most influential playwrights in Western literature more generally. His major works include Brand, Peer Gynt, Emperor and Galilean, A Doll's House, Ghosts, An Enemy of the People, The Wild Duck, Rosmersholm, Hedda Gabler, The Master Builder, and When We Dead Awaken. Ibsen is the most frequently performed dramatist in the world after Shakespeare, and A Doll's House was the world's most performed play in 2006.
Henrik Johan Ibsen was a Norwegian playwright and theatre director. As one of the founders of modernism in theatre, Ibsen is often referred to as "the father of realism" and the most influential playwright of the 19th century, as well of one of the most influential playwrights in Western literature more generally. His major works include Brand, Peer Gynt, Emperor and Galilean, A Doll's House, Ghosts, An Enemy of the People, The Wild Duck, Rosmersholm, Hedda Gabler, The Master Builder, and When We Dead Awaken. Ibsen is the most frequently performed dramatist in the world after Shakespeare, and A Doll's House was the world's most performed play in 2006.
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