Doll Wife

A ladys contribute Play written by the Norwegian convergewright Henrik Ibsen on 1879 (Britannica) brings up various social topics into dubietys especially during the beforehand(predicate) 20th century. The topics or themes revolve on gender roles particularly that of women, womens self fulfillment vs. their constructed roles only limited as a mother and wife and love in marriage.The writer of this play displays many facets of realisms about how women are being treated at times in a priapic dominated society, which was often illustrated during the early times. Here Ibsen presented the characters idiosyncraticity and how they approach the different facets of societal realisms to illustrate the early dilemmas not just towards womens position in the society but of human injustices.The plays story is domestic in scope, primarily because two of the main characters are save and wife. Nonetheless, the play did intromit broader issues. It showed how society in the 1800s view marriag e, the functions assigned to man and wife, and the limitations it gave to women in general. It is also climactic in structure.The unit play takes place in one setting in a particular room indoors the house which is dominated by Noras character. Nora is the main protagonist of the story who initially enjoys being detain in domestic comfort. She cheerfully goes with the flow on how Torvald, her husband, treats her. But rising events in the play make sudden transformation on Noras personality she was changed from a rebellious housewife to an independent charr of society.Nora is forced to pretend to be someone she is not in order to fulfill the role that her father, her husband and the society at large have expected of her. Her unjust conformity though is only recognise during her climactic confrontation with Torvald at the end of the play. She eventually admits that she needs to detach herself from things and people that force her to arrive societal standards.Taking into considera tion the social and political attitude of Europe during Ibsens time towards women, Nora made a courageous closing to leave her family and walk into an changeable future examining her life even though shes aware that the society whitethorn not going to support her. The consequences of her decision are very uncertain whether she will succeed or fail as a person after gaining her independence.However the question whether is it right for Nora to leave her children for the sake of her independence may seem a selfish act for a mother to do. Noras clear and impassioned declaration of her bitterness as well as her decision to leave her family seems inappropriate that made the play extremely controversial. Ibsen himself made an alternate ending in which Torvald makes Nora takes a last look at their children before leaving and, seeing them, she loses her will to go (A Dolls House Review).This manifest that perhaps Ibsen is not advocating radical change the way others would fate to believe i t but he is just presenting mere realities that is truly apparent during his time. A Dolls House is not a feminist literature. As a matter of fact Ibsen, the writer, believes in the vastness of domestic roles and motherhood but also recognize the significance of exercising individual freedom.Most people may well say that that a womans first responsibility is her family and children more importantly, but a womans ultimate responsibility as well is herself. Ibsen in this play successfully demonstrates the inwardness that wives and mothers should not stop and be trapped by their domestic roles but should continually discover their authoritative selves, their true strengths and potentials.Women must experience true freedom. Nora in this play represent woman in the midst of society where males often oppresses females, reducing them to mere objects of playthings. That oppression often enslaved them restricting them to fully enjoy their individual freedom and eventually their God given potentials.ReferenceA Dolls House Review online. Retrieved on 12 May 2009 from