A Doll’s House The play A Doll’s House, written by Henrik Ibsen, was written during a time period where society thought it was ok to oppress women and treat them like property. In the play, the main story deals with a stereotypical middle class household and the values inside which relate directly to the values of the society during the time period. Nora, the main character in the story, is anticipating her husband …showed first 75 words of 987 total…

…showed last 75 words of 987 total…out a role which was given to her by her husband and society. Instead of being an individual, Nora was trying to be the stereotypical housewife and good mother. Throughout Nora’s marriage, her and Torvald were just playing out roles which didn’t fit the way Nora wanted to live and didn’t allow her to be an individual. Works Cited Ibsen, Henkrik, “A Dolls House”, Kennedy X.J. and Gioria, (New York: Longman), 2000