A Doll's House

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/a-doll-s-house

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the playwright?Henrik Ibsen
2. What is the year of premiere?1879
3. What is A Doll's House about?It is a play by Henrik Ibsen where a wife named Nora decides to leave her husband to find her own voice.
4. Why did Nora leave her husband?Nora realized she was treated like a decorative doll and wanted to discover her own identity and freedom.

Patriarchal Structures: Social systems where men hold primary power and predominate in roles of political leadership, moral authority, social privilege, and control of property.
Existential Crisis: A moment in a person's life where they question the meaning, purpose, or value of their existence.
Female Agency: The capacity of women to act independently and make their own free choices.
Bourgeoisie: The middle class, typically with reference to its perceived materialistic values or conventional attitudes.