A Doll's House

A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen is a play based in the fact of illusion as the characters live within the illusions each has created for themselves. Nora accepts the role of the adoring wife; Torvald accepts his role as the perfect husband. Krogstad is the perfect enabler and surrogate father. However, just as the old TV show "Tales From The Darkside" taught us, everything has a darker side that is eventually exposed to the light. In this case, it is the truth behind the illusion of the Doll's House.

Realism is a dramatic art form that dates from near the late 19th Century and is specifically noted with the plays of Ibsen such as A Doll's House and Hedda Gabler. Almost all theater witnessed before Ibsen's plays is historically considered non-realistic.

Nora, the main female character, is controlled by the illusion of what a 'good' wife is supposed to be. She is cooed into submission by her doting husband Torvald, who refers to her by animal names as if she were his pet. Torvald is stereotypical o

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