A Doll House

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Introduction

The middle class values of the 19th are severely tested in the play , A Doll House (Et dukkehjem ) As per the concept of revolution of the Marxist tenets , middle class occupies an important position-in the sense , the pre-revolution middle class and its values are annihilated , because Marxism deliberately and consciously works for a classless society . It is not averse to use violent methods to achieve the desired goal . A Doll House drama deserves the special place as for its revolutionary fervor . Henrik Johan Ibsen (1828-1906 ) has depicted

br with extraordinary skill , the life of the common people , both men and women , and their relationship problems have been given the realistic touch . Romanticism and sentimentalism which are the hallmarks of the dramas of the era , are absent in this work . Ibsen depicts the real middle class of the Norwegians and other European Nations-one that practices inequality , hypocrisy , deception and condescension . Today these issues may look ordinary , but during Ibsen 's time , to criticize such practices , has been a grave departure from the traditional approach . He ably takes up the cause of the tragedies of the family life , and how deeply they affect the life of women . Men have problems in considering and giving equal status to women . The reality is , women are more equal than men she gives protection to the creative force of Nature , whether male or female , for the initial nine months and shares the major responsibility of the family life . Ibsen 's contribution...