A DOLL"S HOUSE written by, Henrik Ibsen is recognized as a landmark contribution to modern theater. ... In Ibsen's play, A DOLL"S HOUSE, he says what can I not say. ... The purpose of the play was to provoke thought and incite revolution which is exactly what Ibsen did. ... Being on of the most controversial part of the play, the end comes, and with it the doll's house tumbles down, and Nora discards her doll's dress, she shed her skin, as it were. ... When Nora closes behind her the door of her doll's house, she opens wide the gate of life for women, and proclaims the...

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How does Ibsen explore ways of thinking about European society and the individual in A Dolls House? By Sam Rose-Hill Henrik Ibsens A Dolls House, transcends socio-cultural barriers by delineating the fundamental importance of women in a dominantly patriarchal society. ... Nora is portrayed as delicate, fragile, and as the title aptly implies: doll-like. ... This aspect of A Dolls House is Ibsen's primary criticism of the 19th century in which it was written. ... Torvald's assumption that because of her gender Nora cannot save her "pennies- is an example of the creedances tha...

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Through Nora in A Doll's House, Ibsen shows how women at the time had to appear economically dependent, in order to appease the fragile male ego, though many secretly harboured a desire for financial independence. ... Ibsen here shows men's insecurity over their position in society. ... Through the setting of A Doll's House, a single room in which all events take place, Ibsen may be showing the reader here that, as society expected women to remain in the house, as dolls' to be played with by men, they are often kept in a locked box', this suffocating atmosphere causi...

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The Doll House Growing up through life we have played with dolls imaging the perfect life. The wife stays home taking care of the kids, cooks, and cleans the house. ... Over time we have distanced ourselves from this idea but in 1879, when the Doll House was written and performed, these rituals were widely practiced. ... In addition to being something of a doll to Torvald, Nora is also like a child to him. ... However Ibsen knew of this idea, how women are underminded, and brought it to the open in the 19th century. ...

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