A Doll s House By Henrik Ibsen - 1505 Words

Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House is the perfect expression of social and ethical issues during the 1800’s community. Fascinatingly, the setting was placed not too long after the enlightenment, which had a significant impact among the characters and themes of the play. One action that would summarize the theme and the plot of the play would be â€Å"deception†, as if hiding everywhere and everything is necessary. Accordingly, the main characters within the play pretended to be someone that is accepted by conventional aspects of society instead of who they really are or what they want to characterize. The most significant figure who projected the themes of A Doll’s House would be Nora – the impeccable example of a woman living as two lives, the â€Å"two†¦show more content†¦It is dramatic how Torvald acknowledge Nora as just a little girl, or an inhuman being, It is dramatic how Torvald acknowledge Nora as she was an immature girl, and even an inhuman being, â€Å"Is that my lark twittering out there?† and â€Å"When did my squirrel come home?† (Ibsen 220). He addressed Nora as a young child. In addition, Torvald mentioned about giving money to her as their interaction seem to be portrayed as parents giving money to their adorable, young daughter. Correspondingly, those portrayals made Nora appeared like custody rather than an equal companion in a marriage. This is Henrik Ibsen’s first approach of introducing Nora to the readers, a naà ¯ve and obedient wife. Since it is the beginning of the play, the audiences have limited knowledge of Nora; however this is a role she has to play as one of her life. As the play goes on, Torvald had an illness in the past, and in order to save Torvald’s life, Nora was compelled to take a loan from a wealthy man named Mr. Krogstad. Ironically, Nora not only â€Å"hides† her action from Torvald, but because of the situation, in the legal method of acquiring the loan, she falsified a signature to get the money on time for her husband’s life. It is astonishing how Ibsen portrayed woman could not obtain a loan due to ordinary social aspects, â€Å"No, a wife can’t get a loan without her