The Tragedy of Inequality: Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll House- as Tragedy A critic by the name of Dorothea Krook treats A Doll House as a tragedy because it has what she takes to be the four universal elements of the genre: the ... "their false personas "and to interact with each other honestly and openly; subsequently, Ibsen demonstrates the importance of discovering who we are underneath the masks we wear. Aside from Krook's elements, further indication that A Doll House is a tragedy is the occurrence of a tragic hero along with elements of anagnorisis (recognition ... they deserve as his equal....

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