A Doll’s House
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A Doll’s House is a landmark 1879 play by Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen that critiques 19th-century marriage norms and gender roles through the story of Nora Helmer’s awakening and decision to leave her family.
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| instanceOf |
literary work
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play → realist drama → |
| author | Henrik Ibsen → |
| character |
Dr. Rank
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Kristine Linde → Nils Krogstad → Nora Helmer → Torvald Helmer → the Helmer children → |
| controversy | challenged traditional views of marriage and women’s roles → |
| countryOfOrigin | Norway → |
| criticalReception | initially controversial but later widely acclaimed → |
| dramaticStructure | well-made play with realist elements → |
| ending | Nora decides to leave her husband and children → |
| firstPublisher | Gyldendal → |
| genre |
problem play
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realist drama → social drama → |
| hasAdaptation |
film adaptations
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radio adaptations → stage revivals worldwide → television adaptations → |
| influenced |
development of modernist theatre
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feminist literary criticism → |
| literaryPeriod | late 19th century literature → |
| mainCharacter |
Nora Helmer
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Torvald Helmer → |
| movement |
modern drama
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realism → |
| notableScene |
Nora’s tarantella dance at the party
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the final door slam when Nora leaves → |
| numberOfActs | 3 → |
| originalLanguage | Norwegian → |
| originalTitle | Et dukkehjem → |
| plotSummary |
A Doll’s House
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Nora Helmer secretly borrows money to save her husband’s life and later faces blackmail and a crisis that leads her to leave her husband and children to find herself.
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| premiereDate | 1879-12-21 → |
| premiereLocation |
Royal Theatre
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surface form:
Royal Theatre, Copenhagen
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| publicationYear | 1879 → |
| settingPlace |
Helmer household
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a Norwegian town → |
| settingTime | late 19th century → |
| significance | considered a landmark in the history of modern drama → |
| theme |
critique of 19th-century marriage norms
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female emancipation → gender roles → identity and self-discovery → individual freedom → power dynamics in marriage → respectability and social appearance → |
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A Doll's House (1977 revival)
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Nora Helmer secretly borrows money to save her husband’s life and later faces blackmail and a crisis that leads her to leave her husband and children to find herself.