A Doll's house

A Doll’s House Henrik Ibsen “A Doll House,” a play written by Henrik Ibsen in 1879, is considered a landmark in drama for its portrayal of realistic people, human relationships, and situations. It is a feministic play about the development and eventual termination of the marital relationship between Nora and Torvald Helmer. Nora, the play’s protagonist, escapes the traditional gender roles that her relatives and society in general defined for her in order to …showed first 75 words of 1113 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1113 total…would be consider as perfect. A Doll's House's central theme of secession from society was made to be critical of society's view on women and marriage. Ibsen used Nora's secessions as an example to illustrate that society's expectations of a woman's role in society and marriage were incorrect. Her decision to leave was the exclamation point on his critical view of society. She protects herself instead of their relationship, putting their marriage in second place.