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A Doll House

Essay - A Doll House by Henrik Ibsen

QUESTION 4.

The central character in the play ‘A Doll House’ by Henrik Ibsen, loses yet gains many qualities by the end of the text. As the character of Nora Helmer matures and develops throughout the play, she loses her naivety, and the frustrations of living by the confinement of society’s expectations. She further loses her husband and children, whilst gaining dignity, independence, the chance to live her own life with her own opinions and the beginning of a new life.

Nora Helmer lives in a world where life is dictated by the morals and conventions of a conservative society which must be adhered to or one will be considered an outcast. Behind the frivolous, empty-headed and thoughtless facade of Nora lies a very intelligent, conniving woman. Stranded in the world of a conventional house-wife, Nora finds difficulty in coming to terms with the fact that women are not seen as independent. Nora is afraid to go against the wishes of her...

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