It conveys the life of "the perfect couple- of the 19th century yet goes into more depth in revealing the troubles and sufferings sometimes found in this ideal lifestyle. ... Nora is the main character of the play, the main action and scandal takes place between her and her husband of eight years, Torvald Helmer, a lawyer who has just been promoted to manager in the bank where he works. ... For example, it would have been expected at that time for a woman to treat her husband as a superior, to show respect and loyalty to her husband and abide by his rules. ... - not only was this unheard of...

• Word Count: 1344
• Approx Pages: 5

Society demanded that she must take a place under her husband. ... She decides to leave her doll's house after coming to realize that their ideal home including their marriage and parenting has been a fabrication for the sake of society. Now Helmer being brought up in the same society is an example of a stereotypical husband. ... Alving, obsessed with keeping up appearances, tries to protect her late husband's reputation. But because of this concern, she not only ends up living a lie, building a memorial to her husband's false reputation, but she also ruins the lives of her h...

• Word Count: 1368
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

The Heroics of Women Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House" is a play about a young wife and her husband. ... Linde about how she had forged her father's name to borrow money to save her husband's life and how she had been secretly paying off this debt. ... Boyesen writes that "Nora is the perfect wife, such as the poets and the masculine ideal of all ages have figured her; she is soft, sweet, impulsive, gentle, pouts when she is crossed, and can be cajoled back into good humor by a kiss (201)." ... Nora and Helmer's interactions are "absolutely typical of the relatio...

• Word Count: 1947
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

Henrik Ibsen's kitchen-sink drama, 'Hedda Gabler' gravitates around the intricate character of Hedda, whose capricious moods and tussle with societal roles make her a truly unconventional woman, nefariously attacking feminine ideals. ... They served as dutiful wives to their husbands and adoring mothers to their children. ...

• Word Count: 1624
• Approx Pages: 6