Henrik Ibsen's A Doll House: For Children Or Adults?
Doll House: For Children or Adults?
The miraculous play, A Doll House, which is written by Henrik Ibsen, the play is centered on the protagonist Nora Helmer. Nora is perceived by her husband, Torvald Helmer, and others throughout the play as having many childish ways. Throughout the play, Nora undergoes steps to make a final dramatic positive change by leaving behind her authentic life for a more copacetic and mature life.
Nora is depicted as childlike in the first scene of the play by taking macaroons from her pocket and secretly eating one. As Nora speaks with her husband, he randomly asks her if she has eaten any macaroons today; Nora deceives him by vowing that she has not eaten any. This boldface deception is a prime example of how she …show more content…
She does not want her husband to know the truth about what she has done because he does not believe in borrowing money: “No debts! Never borrow! Something of freedom’s lost- and something of beauty, too- from a home that’s founded on borrowing a debt” (Ibsen 1729). Nora attempts to convince her husband to change his beliefs about borrowing money so that she does not feel guilty for borrowing the money behind his back, but her attempts are unsuccessful. Nils Krogstad then threatens to blackmail Nora if she does not convince her husband to let him continue his occupation as a bank clerk: “Do what you want now. But I’m telling you this: if I get shoved down a second time, you’re going to keep me company” (Ibsen 1744). Nora’s efforts to help Nils keep his job fail horribly; due to this mishap, Nils writes a detailed letter to Torvald revealing the crime Nora has committed which was forging her father’s name on the loan she got from him. This heart-filled letter is a factor that alters Nora’s relationship with her husband and her perception on …show more content…
Once Nora has come to terms with Nils’ letter that describes what she did, she has her husband read the letter. As Torvald reads the letter, he begins to comprehend the dreadful crime his wife has committed; he attempts to resolve the issue by subsiding to Krogstad’s demands by claiming, “I’ve got to appease him somehow or other. The thing has to be hushed up at any cost” (Ibsen 1769). This response from Torvald takes Nora by surprise: “It was this evening when the miraculous thing didn’t come- then I knew you weren’t the man I’d imagined” (Ibsen 1774). Nora has her last explication for change so that she can finally mature and stop depending on her
The miraculous play, A Doll House, which is written by Henrik Ibsen, the play is centered on the protagonist Nora Helmer. Nora is perceived by her husband, Torvald Helmer, and others throughout the play as having many childish ways. Throughout the play, Nora undergoes steps to make a final dramatic positive change by leaving behind her authentic life for a more copacetic and mature life.
Nora is depicted as childlike in the first scene of the play by taking macaroons from her pocket and secretly eating one. As Nora speaks with her husband, he randomly asks her if she has eaten any macaroons today; Nora deceives him by vowing that she has not eaten any. This boldface deception is a prime example of how she …show more content…
She does not want her husband to know the truth about what she has done because he does not believe in borrowing money: “No debts! Never borrow! Something of freedom’s lost- and something of beauty, too- from a home that’s founded on borrowing a debt” (Ibsen 1729). Nora attempts to convince her husband to change his beliefs about borrowing money so that she does not feel guilty for borrowing the money behind his back, but her attempts are unsuccessful. Nils Krogstad then threatens to blackmail Nora if she does not convince her husband to let him continue his occupation as a bank clerk: “Do what you want now. But I’m telling you this: if I get shoved down a second time, you’re going to keep me company” (Ibsen 1744). Nora’s efforts to help Nils keep his job fail horribly; due to this mishap, Nils writes a detailed letter to Torvald revealing the crime Nora has committed which was forging her father’s name on the loan she got from him. This heart-filled letter is a factor that alters Nora’s relationship with her husband and her perception on …show more content…
Once Nora has come to terms with Nils’ letter that describes what she did, she has her husband read the letter. As Torvald reads the letter, he begins to comprehend the dreadful crime his wife has committed; he attempts to resolve the issue by subsiding to Krogstad’s demands by claiming, “I’ve got to appease him somehow or other. The thing has to be hushed up at any cost” (Ibsen 1769). This response from Torvald takes Nora by surprise: “It was this evening when the miraculous thing didn’t come- then I knew you weren’t the man I’d imagined” (Ibsen 1774). Nora has her last explication for change so that she can finally mature and stop depending on her