Quest of Women's Independence in Henrik Ibsen's Plays: A Doll's House and The Lady from the Sea

Abstract

The present research is a comparative study between A Doll's House and The Lady from the Sea both written by Henrik Ibsen. It basically focuses on the gradual development of the consciousness of Nora and Ellida. Both of them succeed to break the patriarchal social structure of eccentric deign for their individual development. This research further analyzes the causes why they slam the door of patriarchy and household and enter a space wider than the space offered by household. From feminist perspectives it studies the given plays in the light of some established institutions like marriage, religion, education, morality and ideological formation.