the Helmer children
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The Helmer children are the young offspring of Nora and Torvald in Henrik Ibsen’s play *A Doll’s House*, symbolizing both the domestic ideal and the stakes of Nora’s eventual decision to leave her family.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| the Helmer children canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional characters
ⓘ
literary characters ⓘ theatrical characters ⓘ |
| appearsInAct |
A Doll’s House
ⓘ
surface form:
Act I of A Doll’s House
A Doll’s House ⓘ
surface form:
Act II of A Doll’s House
|
| appearsInAdaptationType |
film adaptations of A Doll’s House
ⓘ
radio adaptations of A Doll’s House ⓘ stage productions ⓘ television adaptations of A Doll’s House ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
gender roles
ⓘ
individual freedom versus social obligation ⓘ marriage and family ⓘ sacrifice and duty ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Norway ⓘ |
| createdBy | Henrik Ibsen ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
contrast innocence of children with constraints on adults
ⓘ
heighten emotional impact of Nora’s exit ⓘ |
| familyName | Helmer ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceIn | A Doll’s House ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1879 ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | realist drama ⓘ |
| hasNamedMember |
Bob Helmer
ⓘ
Emmy Helmer ⓘ Ivar Helmer ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Norwegian ⓘ |
| medium | stage play ⓘ |
| memberOfFictionalFamily |
Helmer household
ⓘ
surface form:
Helmer family
|
| mentionedInAct |
A Doll’s House
ⓘ
surface form:
Act III of A Doll’s House
|
| narrativeFunction |
illustrate consequences of Nora’s departure
ⓘ
motivation for Nora’s forgery ⓘ |
| parent |
Nora Helmer
ⓘ
Torvald Helmer ⓘ |
| partOfWork | A Doll’s House ⓘ |
| resideInFictionalCity | unnamed Norwegian town ⓘ |
| resideInFictionalLocation | Helmer household ⓘ |
| siblingRelationship |
Bob Helmer
ⓘ
Emmy Helmer ⓘ Ivar Helmer ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
bourgeois family life
ⓘ
domestic ideal ⓘ social expectations of motherhood ⓘ stakes of Nora Helmer’s decision to leave ⓘ |
| viewedByCharacter |
Nora Helmer as her primary responsibility
ⓘ
Torvald Helmer as part of his ideal home ⓘ |
| workContext | 19th-century bourgeois Norwegian society ⓘ |
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