A Doll's House
by Henrik Ibsen
1879 · Norwegian accent
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About A Doll's House
A Doll's House is Henrik Ibsen's most performed play and one of the most controversial works in the history of theatre. When Nora Helmer slams the door and walks out on her husband and children at the play's end, it sent shockwaves across Europe in 1879. The play asks simple but devastating questions: what does a woman owe to herself? What does marriage mean when one partner has no legal identity?
Ibsen's genius lies in making Nora's awakening completely believable. She is not a radical or a revolutionary — she is a wife and mother who slowly realises she has been treated as a doll, a plaything, rather than a full human being. The play is a masterpiece of psychological realism, with every line perfectly calculated and every revelation earned.
Listen free to A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen — the Norwegian play that changed theatre and society forever, read with a Norwegian accent.
Om boken: A Doll's House
Et dukkehjem er et drama av Henrik Ibsen utgitt i 1879, og det hadde premiere på Det kongelige Teater i København i 1879. Stykket ble innskrevet i Verdens dokumentarv i 2001.
Stykket var en bitende kritikk av de tradisjonelle rollene til menn og kvinner i det viktorianske ekteskapet. Nora forlater sin ektemann og sine tre barn på leting etter seg selv etter å ha innsett at ektemannen ikke var den edle personen hun hadde trodd.
I Tyskland måtte Ibsen til og med skrive en alternativ slutt, hvor Nora blir for barnas skyld. Stykket ble skapt i 1879.