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A Doll House by Henrik Ibsen, is a play that was written ahead of its time. In this play Ibsen tackles women’s rights as a matter of importance. Throughout this time period it was neglected. A Doll House was written during the movement of Naturalism, whic ....

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.... throughout much of the play is oppressed, presents an inauthentic identity to the audience and throughout the play attempts to discovery her authentic identity. The inferior role of Nora is extremely important to her character. Nora is oppressed by a variety of “tyrannical social conventions.” Ibsen in his "A Doll's House" depicts the role of women as subordinate in order to emphasize their role in society. Nora is oppressed by the manipulation from Torvald. Torvald has a very typical relationship with society. He is a smug bank manager. With his job arrive many responsibilities. He often treats his wife as if she is one of these respo ....