The 19th Century Play: A Doll's House

Discuss the evolution of Nora’s character and explain why the denouement of the play is then inevitable?

A doll’s house, a 19th century play that carries forward Ibsen’s theme of an individual struggling for their identity when faced with tyrannical social convention. The readers follow Nora on her journey from being a wife and a ‘twittering skylark’ to her own individual while the author has acknowledged the socially accepted role of women during the 19th century, Nora’s dynamic and evolving character was developed to portray the life of an archetypal 19th century women conflicted between an obligation to herself and her responsibilities to family and society perfectly fitting Ibsen’s scheme of creating characters who struggle with ‘authentic identity.’

Her character changes through the play progressing from an inauthentic identity to an authentic, whole person. Through most of the play she displays a highly falsified and inauthentic character, one that developed due to the expectations of her surroundings, treating her father and later her husband as gods. She reflects the seamless image of a doll wife playing to the tune of her husband’s flute, overjoyed at the luxuries she can afford simply because she is married. Her inauthentic persona is flirtatious and engages in childlike acts of disobedience lying about futile occurrences like whether she bought macaroons or not, simply to please her husband, Torvald. Nora’s disingenuous behavior points to a belief that she has