description: The slamming of the front door at the end of A Doll's House shatters the romantic masquerade of the Helmers' marriage. In their stultifying &amp; infantilized relationship, Nora &amp; Torvald have deceived themselves, both consciously &amp; subconsciously, until Nora acknowledges the need for individual freedom. Ibsen's 1879 play shocked its first audiences with its radical insights into the social roles of husband &amp; wife. His portrayal of the caged "songbird," his flawed heroine, Nora, remains one of the most striking dramatic depictions of a late-nineteenth century woman. "Meyer's translations of Ibsen are a major fact in one's general sense of post-war drama."-George Steiner
language: English
title: A Doll's House
titlecomplete: A Doll's House
characters: Helene Alving, Regine Engstrand, Mrs. Linde, Anne-Marie, Torvald Helmer, Osvald Alving, Nora Helmer, Krogstad, Dr. Rank
genres: Fiction, Plays, Theatre, Drama, School, Literature, Read For School, Classics, Feminism, 19th Century
ratings_count: 138372
places: Norway
publisher: Methuen Drama