For various reasons, the role of women in society has been analyzed and often debated throughout history. Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House is no exception to the rule. In Norway, and during the Victorian historical period, women's responsibilities were simply to keep house or do small side jobs such as sewing or light secretarial work. Henrik Ibsen may have had several intentions when he wrote his play A Doll's House, but what stands out so clearly is the role of women in the period in which the play is set and how they were treated like dolls in Victorian society. . Women during this period were by no means the decision makers of their families. Husbands or fathers were the breadwinners and many times women did not even know what state their financial affairs were in. It was often only when something drastic happened that a woman would find out about these things. For example, if a husband became ill or even died and there were no male relatives to help him take care of things, the woman would often have to step up and distinguish what needed to be done to take care of things. We see a variation of this situation in Ibsen's work. We meet a woman, Nora, and her husband Torvald and in it we witness the deterioration of their life together through Nora's eyes. During this analysis of A Doll's House, I will address several aspects regarding Ibsen's work. I will give a synopsis of the play, an analysis of the three main characters: a.) Nora, b.) Torvald and c.) Krogstad. I will discuss the language of the work and the themes. I will take an in-depth look at the playwright himself and information about his creation of the play. I will give an idea of... in the middle of the paper... how she saved her husband's life earlier when he fell ill. The doctors had advised her to take him to the south for fear that he would run the risk of losing his life. Wanting him to survive, Nora purchased some money, claiming it came from her father, and took it to Italy. Before Torvald could find out where the money really came from, Nora's father died. Torvald still doesn't know where the money actually comes from. We soon learn that the money Torvald has given her as an allowance will go towards repaying the debt she has accrued by borrowing money for the trip. Kristine tries to get Nora to tell her where she got the money, but Nora refuses. Soon after this discussion we meet Krogstad, one of Torvald's bank clerks. It's obvious upon his entrance that Nora doesn't like him. We also see that Mrs. Linde is acting strangely towards Krogstad for some unknown reason.