A Doll's House Summary
Henrik Ibsen

A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen Henrik Ibsen was born on March 20, 1828, in the small town of Skien, Norway. In an effort to escape small-town life and his family's poverty, he later moved to the ci... Read more

ACT I (Scene.—­A room furnished comfortably and tastefully, but not extravagantly.  At the back, a door to the right leads to the entrance-hall, another to the left leads to Helmer&rsqu... Read more

The Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) developed realistic techniques that changed the entire course of Western drama. There is very little in modern drama that does not owe a debt to him.H... Read more

The suppressed position of women was blatantly highlighted in Henrik Isbens play titled "A Doll's House" The dehumanization weathered by Nora, the dependence she felt, along with lack... Read more

Society influences human lives every day, whether awareness is a factor or not. Every aspect of life coexists with the surrounding environment. The atmosphere shapes emotions and feelings in every p... Read more

`Women are rarely portrayed on stage and/or film as being the equal of men.' How have women been portrayed in relation to male characters in A Doll's House and Raise the Red Lantern" The battle of wo... Read more

Ibsen's A Doll House     The character of Torvald Helmer in A Doll House continuously dominates the character of his seemingly submissive wife, Nora, throughout the play. He is quite ob... Read more

Henrik Ibsen's , "A Doll's House", is a play about one's true self versus the perception of others. Nora Helmer is a woman who is seen as nothing more than a child. From her friends to Torvald, her h... Read more

"A Doll's House", written in 1879, is one of the most famous works by playwright Henrik Ibsen, the founder of modern realistic prose drama. It tells the story of a nineteenth century bourgeoisie ... Read more

In Henrik Ibsen's play "A Doll's House," Ibsen develops the idea of false identity through the actions of the main characters. Torvald's character is especially well developed; Ibsen hints that Torva... Read more

In Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House, Nora starts out as sympathetic person, making decisions based upon the welfare of only others, and never herself. She is a caring, naïve and loving person, mak... Read more

In the play A Doll's House there are many important symbols and ideas that interrogated the 19th century status quo including the Tarantella, the I.O.U. and the calling cards of Dr. Rank. These images... Read more

Over the course of Henrik Iben's A Doll's House, appearances prove to be misleading, which, in turn lead to the revelation of the reality of the play's characters and situations. The first impressio... Read more

Women have changed and evolved in many different ways as time continues to go by. They keep growing and growing into new people and they have made themselves to be more of individuals rather than j... Read more

Whether it is a Shakespeare play, or a novel written by Mark Twain, the characters form relationships. These relationships can range anywhere from a hate based relationship, to a few characters fal... Read more

"BAM!" a dramatic door slam ends "A Doll's House", a play by Henrik Ibsen. In this play, Ibsen makes many hints about the roles of society and how the female gender was treated at the time. From this... Read more

Throughout the play A Doll's House, Henrik Ibsen portrays Nora, the main character, as a young, confused woman, who is in the transition from dependency to independent. There are three main factors th... Read more

The secondary role of women is an important theme in "A Doll's House" by Henrik Ibsen. It gives basis and meaning to the origin of the plays title. In the late 18th century when the play was written... Read more

I really liked this play along with the other ones we have read in class. However, this plays seems to stand out to me because it takes a feminist point of view. It is always good to go inside t... Read more

For Ibsen, the theatre was a place of truth, of brutal analysis; an institution where the minds and souls of man were exposed with an honesty that at times seemed intolerably cruel. "Ej blot til Lyst... Read more

In society women often do not fit into the stereotype that they are given. Women are supposed to be caring, motherly, and submissive, husband pleasers who have no mind of their own. This however, is a... Read more

An examination of wealth as a determinant of freedom in A Doll's House and The Cherry Orchard From the early establishment of societies and economies, wealth has been seen as a symbol for freedom due... Read more

The ideals of a high society Victorian Era woman are presumably different than that of a mid-1940's Nigerian clan leader. Nora Helmer is a young flustered Norwegian housewife who has quite a complic... Read more

Throughout history there has always been a major gap between the roles of man and woman in society. Women of the times were faced with double standards, and harsh economic challenges. The role of a wo... Read more

In Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House, Christine Linde surprises Nora Helmer with a visit to her house. The two women were childhood friends and have not seen each other in many years. As both character... Read more

"In herself the woman is nothing. The woman can only justify her presence on the earth by dedicating herself to others; through deliberate self-effacement, duty and sacrifice she will discover the ide... Read more

Lifelong relationships allow for individuality, bring out the best in both people, and invite personal growth. In A Doll House, Ibsen presents us with Torvald and Nora Helmer, a husband and wife who h... Read more

Trapped In both Raise the Red Lantern, by Zhang Yi Mou, and A Doll's House, by Henrik Ibsen, it is clear that women have expectations which they are to live by. In A Doll's House, Torvald shows that... Read more

Despite Henrik Ibsen's insistence that he was `more of a poet and less of a social philosopher' and Anton Chekhov's intention to make `The Cherry Orchard' into a `light comedy', both `A Doll's House' ... Read more

A Doll's House Book Notes is a free study guide on A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen. Browse the summary below:   Author Biography / Context of the Work   One-Page Plot Summary   Cha... Read more