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Nukkekoti by Henrik Ibsen, Eino Palola

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crowsherondale's review against another edition

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inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

sidharthvardhan's review against another edition

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5.0

There is something quite ununderstandable towards the end. Did Nora overreacted? Her reasons were strong but leaving her home ... I can't digest that. Yes, nanny she had reasons to trust to for her children and yes for a moment her husband acted like a loser (in so many multiple ways) but yet! I mean it made more sense for her to take broom or something and beat him with that. He deserved that, but leaving? Wouldn't she be punishing herself more? Somewhere before it is mentioned that people may do anything in desperation -and that could explain both Hammer's anger as well as Nora's reaction ..... And if Nora didn't want to be treated as doll why she acted like one? because her hisband like it that way? I mean did he tell her or was she given an instructional manuel at the time of marriage? You just can't get half the things she said towards the end - though in that way, that is as good a displayal of a woman as any.

The play is an excellent one except, for may be, this out of way ending. The same ending would have worked for me better if Nora didn't have any children in first place. You could see the desperate efforts of a housewife to save her family, which is the main theme of play, in the energy with which Nora danced, literally, to save her family - making fun of herself. And the symbolic value contained in this dance is what struck me so hard as to rob this rating. She was so true about that honour thing.

A contrast stands between realations of Read and Hammer with Nora where former is presented to show more feminist (in good sense of word) and platonic sort of love. Nora enjoyed talking with him about things which are serious or otherwise while never till the end she had a serious discussion with her husband.

acaciawear's review against another edition

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funny mysterious tense medium-paced

3.0

anders_holbaek's review against another edition

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5.0

Ibsen vedbliver at være en af mine absolutte favoritter. Hver sætning runger af en urkraft, og for de sidste 2 sider af stykket kunne jeg ikke længere fejlagtigt overlade oplæsningen til den lille stemme i mit hoved. Jorden skælver og vinde stormer ved hver ord talt, og ordene har fortjent at blive sunget ud i verden, hvor de udelukkende vil kunne gøre gavn. Det her er litteratur, når det er bedst.