One critic put it best when she wrote, "Nora must walk the tightrope between what is right for her children and husband… and what is appropriate for her." (Hunter) Through out the whole play, Nora always acts "appropriately," but, not until the end does she act in a way that is best for her. The controversy that surrounded "A Doll House" made the play appear to be a radical comment on society that dealt with themes never before presented on the stage, until Ibsen came along. Although at first glance of the play, this theory seems to be up-held, upon closer consideration, it is quite obvious that Ibsen's intentions were not to rock the social order of the day. Not only is Nora the perfect archetype of the housewife of the era, but Ibsen admits his motives for writing the play were not to answer "the women's question," and that the ending is not a comment on women's independence.
Nora's character is not only a seemingly normal housewife, who appropriately does not care for her own......

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Title: A Doll's Hous And Nora
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   A Doll's Hous and Nora. One critic put it best when she wrote, "Nora must
   walk the tightrope between what is right for her children ... ...