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Styles of fashion
Modern day would describe this set as middle class, they did not inherit money but the man of the house earnt his way.
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Theatre at the time
- what is Victorian Melodrama? How was this different from A Doll's House?

- was there anything happening in the world (socially, culturally or historically) that you think might have influenced the subject matter of this play?
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Act 1832. QueenQueen Victoria is
Was Victorian Society a moral one? In what way?
Victorian morals.
Another idea of the Victorian Society was if they worked hard enough, all men can become wealthy. The Elite or Upper class saw themselves as the father of the family of society and had the belief that it was there duty to take care of society. They intended to stay on top through institutions such as the law of primogeniture (first son inherits everything.) However, when the financial crisis threatened there position, they adapted and opened their ranks to the wealthiest of the middle class.
Norwegian Society in 1800s
Styles of fashion
Modern day would describe this set as middle class, they did not inherit money but the man of the house earnt his way.
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Theatre at the time
- what is Victorian Melodrama? How was this different from A Doll's House?
Victorian Melodrama was a form of theatre taken in the 1800s which used sensational
plot and storylines featuring themes of love and murder. It's intention was to evoke
great emotion, and it's fantastical storylines allowed the public to detach
themselves from the monotony of day to day life.
Typically, a melodrama would contain a hero, a villain, a heroine, an aged parent and
a comic man. Often, the unintelligent hero would be duped by the villain in his attempts
to save the damsel in distress, until fate intervenes and good triumphs over evil.
'A Doll's House'differed from the typical theatre of the era as it used day to day, middle
class language as opposed to the usual flamboyant language seen in melodrama. Furthermore,
Ibsen adopted naturalism, stylistically, a technique used to criticise the conventions of
Victorian marriage. This was seen as radical for the time, compared with the previous
romantic storylines.
- what is realism? Is this a realist play?
Realism was a theatrical movement developed in the 19th Century, in which the normal
conventions of theatre moved from melodrama to a style more true to real life. It uses the
idea of a stage as an environment as opposed to an acting platform.
- what is naturalism? Is this a naturalist play?
Other info you find (give it a heading)

The Porter - He helps to run the Helmer household, delivering letters for them - including those to and from Krogstad.
Nora's Father - Although he never makes a physical presence during the play, his influence is always felt. Torvald repeatedly brings up his loose morals and past scandals to compare them to Nora.
When was it written? {Set_Design_(Modern_Adaptation).jpg}{Set_Design_(Modern_Adaptation).jpg} Set Design
Why was it written?
Henrik Ibsen had a very good friend, Laura Kieler and he decided to base the play on her life. In the play Nora and Torvold merely represent Laura and her husband, Victor, as nearly everything that occured with them in the play happened to Laura and Victor in real life, with one excepption being, the forged signature that was the basis of Nora's loan. In actual fact, when Voctor found out about Laura's secret loan, he divorced her immediately and had her taken to an asylum. Two years passed and her husband was urging her so she left the asylum to return home to her husband and children. She then became a well known author and lived until she was 83. In the play Nora leaves her husband positively though she was unsure of what her future would bring her due to the complications that women faced during the period. Ibsen was much shaken when he was writing the play as at this consecutive time, Laura had been admitted to the asylum so her friend and family were extremely worried. Ibsen felt it was his fault that Laura was admitted to the asylum because previously she had asked him to intervene in the secret loan, of which he felt unable, and therefore declined. He made the real life scandal into a successful drama to which Laura was then notified as 'Ibsen's Nora'.
A Doll's House was based on the life of Laura Kieler (maiden name Laura Smith Petersen). She was a good friend of Ibsen. Much that happened between Nora and Torvald happened to Laura and her husband, Victor, with the most important exception being the forged signature that was the basis of Nora's loan. In real life, when Victor found out about Laura's secret loan, he divorced her and had her committed to an asylum. Two years later, she returned to her husband and children at his urging, and she went on to become a well-known Danish author, living to the age of 83. In the play, Nora left Torvald with head held high, though facing an uncertain future given the limitations women faced in the society of the time. Ibsen wrote A Doll's House at the point when Laura Kieler had been committed to the asylum, and the fate of this friend of the family shook him deeply, perhaps also because Laura had asked him to intervene at a crucial point in the scandal, which he did not feel able or willing to do. Instead, he turned this life situation into an aesthetically shaped, successful drama. Kieler eventually rebounded from the shame of the scandal and had her own successful writing career while remaining discontent with sole recognition as "Ibsen's Nora" years afterwards
Information about the ending?
Background Information {Simplisitc_Set_Design_Side_View.jpg} Simplistic Set Design Side View
Alternative Ending
The ending:
The play ends with Nora leaving, marked by a famous door slam, while Torvald hopefully ponders the possibility of "the greatest miracle of all".