the controversial theme of a Dollhouse

The Controversial Theme of A Doll House
In his play, A Doll House, Henrik Ibsen depicts a female protagonist, Nora Helmer, who dares to defy her husband Torvald, and forsake her "duty" as a wife and mother to seek out her individuality. A Doll House challenges the patriarchal view held by most people at the time that a woman's place was in the home. Many women could relate to Nora's situation. Like Nora, they felt trapped by their husbands and their fathers; however, they believed that the rules of society prevented them from stepping out of the shadows of men. Through this play, Ibsen stresses the importance of women's individual...