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Read "A Doll's House" in the Book Club
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Characters
A Doll's House challenges the traditional roles of men and women in a Victorian marriage. It was considered scandalous at the times, to the point that Ibsen was required to write an alternate ending at the risk of losing a cast member.
[Information transcribed fromWikipedia]
Characters
- Nora Helmer - Protagonist, wife of Torvald, mother of three, hiding her progressive womanhood under the facade of the "ideal 19th century wife," exposed in controversy by the end of the play.
- Torvald Helmer - Nora's husband, a newly promoted banker, suffocates but professes to be enamoured of his wife.
- Dr. Rank - Rich family friend, who is secretly in love with Nora. He is about to die.
- Kristine Linde - Nora's old school friend, widowed, seeking employment.
- Nils Krogstad - Employee at Torvald's bank, single father, pushed to desperation. A supposed scoundrel, he is revealed to be a long-lost lover of Kristine.
- The children (Ivar, Bobby and Emmy)
- Anne Marie - Nora's old nanny, now cares for the children.
- Helene - The Helmer's maid.
- The Porter - Delivers a tree to the Helmer household.
A Doll's House challenges the traditional roles of men and women in a Victorian marriage. It was considered scandalous at the times, to the point that Ibsen was required to write an alternate ending at the risk of losing a cast member.
