Isbens `The Dolls House`

Ibsen `The Dolls House`

The theme of Ibsen 's `The Doll 's House ' is the rights of an individual to live his life in his own way which is more important than the conventions and codes of society , understanding and love are the essential ingredients for a happy married life . The theme is present in the play through the presentation of the married life of Nora and her husband . The significance of the theme is that if too much importance is given to the norms of society than to individual freedom , his

emotions and feeling , it brings disaster as shown in the play

The theme of `The Doll 's House ' by Ibsen is depicted mainly through the characters of Nora , and her husband Helmer . Nora breaks the rules of society initially to save his husband 's life and finally leaves her home , her husband and children to educate herself . Helmer on the other hand lives his life by strictly adhering to the rules of society . He is unable to understand his wife 's feelings and emotions and so his wife leaves him forever . Their marriage breaks down because they lacked understand and love which are required for a happy married life

In Ibsen 's `The Doll 's House , Nora is the protagonist who lives the life of a dutiful wife and mother as approved by society . She plays her role beautifully which is restricted to activities like creating a beautiful home , meeting the needs of her husband and children and singing and dancing prettily and seductively for her husband . She is portrayed in the play as a helpless creature Helmer towards the end of the play calls her his `helpless darling . She is also thought as a housewife protected by her husband from the troubles and burdens of life (said by her friend Mrs . Linde . However , when crisis strikes , she acts as a man . She herself takes the decision . She borrows a large sum of money from a man named Krogstad to save her husband 's life . She spares her dying father from the worry of his son-in-law 's heath . She forges her father 's signature (the male member of the family who was supposed to act as a guarantor ) and procures the money . She follows the advice of the doctor and takes Helmer to the south , to Italy to recover his health . The loan caused a lot of worry for her . She suppressed her desires for finery , saves a little from housekeeping money and worked in the evening till late at night to pay the loan back . She sometimes felt very tired but in spite of all her struggles , she felt great happiness in working and earning money . As she tells her friend : `It was like being a man (Ibsen 's `The Doll 's House . On the other hand , Torvald Helmer , her husband strictly follows the rules of the society . He considers his wife Nora as a plaything and his possession . He worries about the reaction of the people...