 A Doll's House1 by Henrik Ibsen A play in three acts, first published in 1879. A woman has committed forgery to save her husband's life; the husband responds harshly to her socially disreputable deed and, refusing to suffer his response, she leaves the family. CHARACTERS TORVALD HELMER NORA, his wife DOCTOR RANK MRS. LINDEN2 NILS KROGSTAD THE HELMERS' THREE CHILDREN ANNA3, their nurse A MAID-SERVANT (ELLEN) A PORTER The action passes in Helmer's house (a flat) in Christiania. 1 From The Collected Works of Henrick Ibsen. Vol. 7. Trans. William Archer. London: William Heineman, 1906-1908. 2 In the original "Fru Linde." 3 In the original "Anne-Marie." PORTRAIT: Henrik Ibsen by Henrik Olrik (1879). CITATION INFORMATION (in MLA format): Ibsen, Henrik. A Doll's House. Translated by William Archer. Gleeditions, 17 Apr. 2011, www.gleeditions.com/adollhouse/students/toc.asp?lid=201. Originally published as A Doll's House: A Play in Three Acts, by Henrik Ibsen, Walter H. Baker, 1890. |
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