Who are the main characters?

How would you describe their personality?

What important actions do they take in the play?

How do they help to present and develop the themes?

What dramatic conflict is associated with them?

How do they change over the course of the play?

How do they affect the ending of the play?

What are the main themes?

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What are the main dramatic techniques? How are they used to develop the dramatic tension and drive the plot forward? Give examples and explain.

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Key Vocabulary

• discrimination

• inequality

• patriarchal

• morals

• cultural values

• forgery

• societal norms

• financial bond

• gender roles

• gender bias

• class structure

• hereditary

• Victorian era

Useful Links to help you learn and understand 

A Doll's House

www.theguardian.com/stage/2013/aug/10/dolls-house-henrik-ibsen-relevant

www.londonnewsonline.co.uk/theatre-review-an-ambitious-take-on-ibsens-classic-play-a-dolls-house/

www.bachelorandmaster.com/globaldrama/a-dolls-house-as-a-play-of-social-criticism.html#.XjvJhRdS_NI

www.kenyaplex.com/questions/50893-explain-the-ways-in-which-a-doll-s-house-explore-social-issues.aspx

www.anglisticum.org.mk/index.php/IJLLIS/article/view/291