The playwright uses a Stanislavki approach to his characters as he tries to show the realistic representation of their relationships towards one another. The play was set in more recent times and best describes modern day marriages.

After having read the short extract from the play, I think that Ibsen had chosen the perfect title, for Nora's world was truly reflective of the title. I also feel that Ibsen foreshadowed the end cleverly when Nora takes the stand and walks out. Also, in the play, Torvald does not treat Nora as a person who has her own mind, thoughts, opinion and free will; he treats her as his little doll. He feels that he is the only one in the household capable of making decisions, no matter how small they are, and Nora plays along to satisfy him, even though she knows this is not true. The playwright used language that was manipulative and controlled, giving a sense of dominating characters. In an actual dollhouse everything looks pretty and perfect, but nothing in it actually functions as it should. The same is true of the marriage in this play, everything seems fine, but in reality things are not the way they should be. Tarvold is so wrapped up with appearances and image that he forgets about the emotions of his very own wife. An example of Torvald caring more about appearances than reality occurs when Nora tells him that she is leaving, and one of his first concerns is what people will think. The only reply he had was, “you haven’t thought what people will think,” proves that what others think is one of his main concerns in life. This short extract proposed a different attitude to women in theatre and depicted strength in a female role.

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