For years, it has been argued whether or not Henrik Ibsen's A Doll House is a play presenting the feminist arguments of the Nineteenth century. ... Back in school you were such a free spender," (Ibsen 1573). ... Never in all the world," (Ibsen 1587). ... What if Torvald wanted to be the "influence that's dominant," (Ibsen 1587)? ... In A Doll's House, Ibsen tried to present this as an issue to be dealt with. ...

• Word Count: 1781
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Henrik Ibsen uses Nora Helmer in A Doll House to portray the negative treatment of all women throughout society during the nineteenth century. Many women characters throughout American literature reflect the same conflicts and attitudes of Nora in Ibsen's play A Doll House. ... No more than you think you can spare; then one of these days I'll buy something with it" (Ibsen 784). ... As he shakes his finger at her, Torvald asks, "My sweet tooth really didn't make a little detour through the confectioner's" (Ibsen 785). ... All right you little goose, I know you didn'...

• Word Count: 1949
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

The Heroics of Women Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House" is a play about a young wife and her husband. ... Ibsen wrote the characters of Helmer and Nora for a very particular reason. ... Ibsen does not offer the audience any solution to the problem. ... In fact, Ibsen often wrote about an individual fighting against! ... She shows us what Ibsen believed to be the solution. ...

• Word Count: 1947
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

In Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House, Nora and Torvald Helmer show the possible effects of gender conflict in a marriage. ... By saying this, Nora was actually referring to Torvald coaching her in practicing the Tarantella, but Ibsen was using verbal irony to show us Nora's vision of Torvald. ...

• Word Count: 1484
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School