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3.69 AVERAGE
3.69 AVERAGE
inspiring
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
this book wasn't really the type of literature i usually read, so it was definitely interesting to read and i liked the ending a lot.
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
funny
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism
I'm personally of the opinion that this should never be read like you would read literature. Plays are meant to be performed. If one is to consume this play, at the very least it should be read out loud with other people, because it's so much more powerful that way.
I had the pleasure of reading this out loud with my English class table (all female) where we each took parts and sort of switched off every act (one girl and I split the role of Nora halfway through because she has so many lines) and god *damn* was the ending cathartic. When we finished, we kind of just sat there and soaked in it, before all coming to the same, agreeing conclusion — that was SO GOOD.
Ibsen managed to so accurately capture the experience living as a woman in society from what I assume was just observation of the way women were treated. This was the first time I felt a man had really, accurately captured the female experience in a patriarchal society in a way that empowered her. A Doll's House was not a tragedy about the peril of being a woman in society, and I think that's why I liked it so much. No women had to die or be tortured to further a message. They were not used as plot devices to further the message that being a woman is tragedy. Rather, Ibsen empowers the women in this play, and I think that's why I loved it so much. Because I have consumed so much media where women have to die or experience trauma to further a message, and it didn't happen here, and it was so so so effective still. And it wasn't just the women characters that Ibsen captured so well, it was the men, too! Torvald Helmer and his god-awful pet names! I read this and yet again I was reminded that men see women as possessions, and not human beings.
i hate the world — i hate it!
I had the pleasure of reading this out loud with my English class table (all female) where we each took parts and sort of switched off every act (one girl and I split the role of Nora halfway through because she has so many lines) and god *damn* was the ending cathartic. When we finished, we kind of just sat there and soaked in it, before all coming to the same, agreeing conclusion — that was SO GOOD.
Ibsen managed to so accurately capture the experience living as a woman in society from what I assume was just observation of the way women were treated. This was the first time I felt a man had really, accurately captured the female experience in a patriarchal society in a way that empowered her. A Doll's House was not a tragedy about the peril of being a woman in society, and I think that's why I liked it so much. No women had to die or be tortured to further a message. They were not used as plot devices to further the message that being a woman is tragedy. Rather, Ibsen empowers the women in this play, and I think that's why I loved it so much. Because I have consumed so much media where women have to die or experience trauma to further a message, and it didn't happen here, and it was so so so effective still. And it wasn't just the women characters that Ibsen captured so well, it was the men, too! Torvald Helmer and his god-awful pet names! I read this and yet again I was reminded that men see women as possessions, and not human beings.
i hate the world — i hate it!
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
very nice and feministic ending which is exceptional for a play written in the 18s. its language is very simple and easy to read (even though I liked it to be more challenging) so it was a very smooth read.