“A Doll’s House” – Henrik Ibsen
A Doll's
House is a three-act play in prose by Henrik Ibsen. It provides a critical
insight to see the 19th century marriage norms.
Henrik Johan
Ibsen (1828 –1906) was a major 19th-century Norwegian playwright, theatre
director, and poet. He is often referred to as "the father of
realism" and is one of the founders of Modernism in theatre.
Let’s first
take a look at the plot and major characters.
This play
was controversial at that time, as the protagonist Nora lefts her husband and
children behind to find his own way. If we read this play keeping in mind the
contemporary time then we can understand the play well.
Why women
are considered to be “Angel in the house”???? They also want to live their life
freely.
In this play
we find that Nora has been often addressed as “My Squirrel”, “My doll” by his
husband. First we might feel that he is addressing her so romantically, but we
go deep down we realise the ideas of typical patriarchal society. By calling
doll and all they try to tell women you are delicate.
Every
individual has rights to live their life with their own conditions. Well,
things are not changed as such. The archetypal mindset is same everywhere.
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