A summary of "A Doll's House" by Henrik Ibsen.

This is a play written in 1879 by the Norwegian poet and playwright Henrik Ibsen. It conveys the life of “the perfect couple” of the 19th century yet goes into more depth in revealing the troubles and sufferings sometimes found in this ideal lifestyle. When first released, the play was a scandal, shocking audiences, due solely to the fact that it was so correct and truthful. The portrayal of Nora’s character was scandalous, for it showed all the characteristics (naiveté and childlike haste) of the ideal middle-class housewife as ways of achieving power and independence; a very shocking aspect to men and women of the 19th century as it was normal for men to be in charge of the household and women to play the role of housewife and not cause any trouble. So shocking was the play, that it was condemned as a degenerate attack upon traditional family values.

Nora is the main character of the play, the main action and scandal takes place between her and her husband of eight ye...