A Doll's House

A Doll's House (also translated from Danish as A Doll House) is a three-act play written by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. It premiered at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 21 December 1879. The play is set in a Norwegian town circa 1879.

List of characters

Adeleide Johannessen in character as Nora, from a cigarette card of c. 1880–82

• Nora Helmer – wife of Torvald, mother of three, represents the 19th-century wife, but leaves her family at the end of the play.
• Torvald Helmer – Nora's husband, a newly promoted bank manager, who loves his wife but their marriage does not make her happy.
• Dr. Rank – a rich family friend. He is terminally ill.
• Kristine Linde – Nora's old school friend, widowed, is looking for a job.
• Nils Krogstad – an employee at Torvald's bank and single father.
• The Children – Nora and Torvald's children: Ivar, Bobby and Emmy (in order of age).
• Anne Marie – Nora's former nanny, who gave up her own daughter to "strangers" when she became, as she says, the only mother Nora knew. She now cares for Nora's children.
• Helene – the Helmers' maid
• The Porter – delivers a Christmas tree to the Helmer household at the beginning of the play.