Societal expectations at this time generally restricted women from the freedoms that their male counterparts enjoyed. The ideal woman was one who was good-natured, cultured, practiced philanthropy, a loving person. wife and a godly mother. She managed her household while maintaining her composure and maintaining her feminine femininity. Ibsen creates his main character, after whom his play "A Doll's House" is named, as the antithesis of the ideal woman. Nora herself may seem like the ideal woman from her facade. She is beautiful and presents herself as a distinguished and childlike woman. Only after reading the play for themselves can the reader discover the criticisms of Ibsen that he so cleverly incorporated into his work. By creating his female lead as being a complete contradiction to the feminine ideal, we can see Ibsen's feminist critique of gender expectations. Nora is controlled by her husband Helmer over every aspect of her life. Men in this century were seen as controlling women's lives. On the other hand, Glaspell, in her play, showed how all women united and supported a murderer just so that she could be released from prison, showing us the feminist view of the society of that time. These two plays form an ideal pair because they show the power of women to build an identity in society, the interdependence of women on each other as well as a feminist approach to society. In "A Doll's House", it is shown that "a woman's life" belonged at home, as domestic life and motherhood were seen by society at large as sufficient emotional fulfillment for women » (Abrams). For Nora, marrying Helmer certainly meant no internal character change. Nora marries Helmer but their marriage... middle of paper ... that she can look after Helmer's well-being, while Mrs. Wright killed her own husband simply because he killed her precious little bird whom she loved dearly. It was out of love that these two women committed illegal crimes. On the one hand, Nora was trying to lose her parents' identity while preventing her husband from controlling his feelings and emotions, while on the other hand, all women were trying to keep secrets from men so that the The identity of Mrs. Wright, the murderer, is not revealed. to go out. Nora lacks femininity, respect for her elders and longs to be self-sufficient, but is not realistically motivated until the end of the play. In every sense of the word, Nora contradicts almost all of society's expectations. For these reasons, it can be seen as a spiritual cry of feminism in which Ibsen clearly questions the gender roles of women in the Victorian era..