Dancing in a Doll House
Friday, August 31, 2012
You may remember from your high school days reading the play "A Doll's House", written in 1879 by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. If you don't remember it, here's a brief summary. From a then-contemporary setting, the character Nora lives a rather superficial life as a plaything or object of amusement and pleasure for her husband, Torvald. The play ends with Nora realizing that her life is empty with Torvald, as he believes that simply being his wife should satisfy her. In the end, she leaves him to seek her own self.