A Doll's House
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
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Act One Act Two Act Three
Themes
All Themes Love and Marriage Gender Money and Work Deceit Individual vs. Society
Quotes
Characters
All Characters Nora Helmer Torvald Helmer Kristine Linde Nils Krogstad Dr. Rank The nursemaid
Symbols
All Symbols The Christmas Tree Macaroons The Tarantella The Doll’s House
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Dramatic Irony Foil Foreshadowing Genre Irony Metaphors Mood Setting Situational Irony Style Tone
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A Doll's House

by Henrik Ibsen
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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis
  • Act One
  • Act Two
  • Act Three
Themes
  • All Themes
  • Love and Marriage Theme Icon
    Love and Marriage
  • Gender Theme Icon
    Gender
  • Money and Work Theme Icon
    Money and Work
  • Deceit Theme Icon
    Deceit
  • Individual vs. Society Theme Icon
    Individual vs. Society
Quotes
Characters
  • All Characters
  • Nora Helmer
  • Torvald Helmer
  • Kristine Linde
  • Nils Krogstad
  • Dr. Rank
  • The nursemaid
Symbols
  • All Symbols
  • The Christmas Tree Symbol Icon
    The Christmas Tree
  • Macaroons Symbol Icon
    Macaroons
  • The Tarantella Symbol Icon
    The Tarantella
  • The Doll’s House Symbol Icon
    The Doll’s House
Lit Devices
  • All Literary Devices
  • Dramatic Irony
  • Foil
  • Foreshadowing
  • Genre
  • Irony
  • Metaphors
  • Mood
  • Setting
  • Situational Irony
  • Style
  • Tone
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Seresin, Indiana. "A Doll's House." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 18 Sep 2013. Web. 16 Apr 2026.


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Seresin, Indiana. "A Doll's House." LitCharts LLC, September 18, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2026. https://www.litcharts.com/lit/a-doll-s-house.

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