Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House is a realistic drama that serves to highlight the hypocrisy and cultural conflicts of Victorian society. It depicts the state of women's rights and the repressed role of women during this period. Repressed by societal norms that dictate women to be submissive to their husbands, the drama follows Nora's path to self-realization and individual fulfillment while fighting against social injustice. Furthermore, the drama shows the effects of poverty on women, whose lives are dictated by circumstances rather than their own choices and actions. Marriage in those days was a one-way street where the husband dominated the family. Torvald's authoritarian actions even include things of a trivial nature, such as forbidding Nora from having macaroons in the house. Likewise, Nora says, “Torvald wants me to go as a Neapolitan fisherwoman and dance the tarantella that I learned in Capri. » (Ibsen 35) Here, the disguise Nora wears for the costume party also shows her submission to Torvald. This suggests that the husband and wife are in an unequal situation where Nora follows pretty much everything Torvald says without questioning. She trusts him implicitly while the same cannot be said of Torvald. On the contrary, Torvald's treatment of Nora is very condescending: she receives a "housekeeping" allowance as if she were a child in need of guidance and furthermore, he has a very myopic view of what he considers to be the role of women. He considers that a woman's role in the family consists of being a good wife and mother to her children and being responsible for their children's morality. For Torvald, a good public reputation is more important than his wife's morals and well-being. Here, when Nora tells her about... middle of paper ......, Mrs. Linde, after the death of her husband, had to come to Torvald for a job. She is at the mercy of someone else even when she is free. Therefore, even when a woman is single and seemingly independent, society still places obstacles to prevent further progress. Additionally, the jobs available to women were even fewer – only white-collar jobs such as clerks, typists, and nurses were available. As such, A Doll's House is a major literary work as it is one of the first dramas that depicts realism instead of realism. just idealize something. This has directly and indirectly led to greater awareness and visibility regarding the blatant oppression of women's rights and their role in society. Furthermore, he criticized the superficiality of the society of the time where men were more concerned about their appearance in society than the well-being of the family..