“A Doll's House” In “A Doll's House,” women lead difficult lives. They live with restrictions in society, as well as at home. “The play depicts the father not only as absent but also as morally polluted” (Rosefeldt). Men are considered superior beings to women. However, women seem to make more sacrifices than men. Throughout the play, she expresses the misery of women or mothers and their disadvantages in society. Linde has had a horrible past. We really feel sympathy for her when she says: “My mother was then alive, bedridden and helpless, and I had to support my two younger brothers; I therefore did not think I had the right to refuse his offer” (Ibson). "Mrs. Linde, Nora's friend, is the victim of an absent father. Although it is not obvious, her father's absence is at the root of her plight. To provide for her ailing mother and her brothers, Mrs. Linde married a man she did not love. Her father's absence forced her to seek a new father figure in a wealthy husband, but he too failed in this role, becoming bankrupt. and invalid” (Rosefeldt). Mrs. Linde made sacrifices for the well-being of her family. She disregarded her wishes and instead chose to do what she once thought was right. in love with Krogstad However, she abandoned him, feeling that it was necessary to support her family, she had to marry a rich man and Krogstad was a penniless man so Mrs. Linde chose obligation. rather than desire. "Sheltered, pampered and expected to behave like a lovable idiot first by her father and then by her husband, Nora Helmer committed forgery in order to obtain money to save her husband's life" (Doll's House). Nora has an advantage over other women. She is economically better off the way she does... middle of paper ...... and while it may seem like men do most of the work, women also have extremely difficult decisions. In this play, women are seen as beings who have little or no importance. The women depicted in the poem are just jewelry worn by men. Works Cited “Doll's House, A.” Benet Reader's Encyclopedia (1996): 279-280. Literary reference center. EBSCO. Internet. May 1, 2011.Drake, David B. “Ibsen's A Doll House.” Explanator 53.1 (1994): 32. Literary Reference Center. EBSCO. Internet. May 1, 2011. Ibsen, Henrik. A doll's house. Literature: an introduction to reading and writing. Ed. R. Farquharson Sharp. 4th ed. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Education, 2008. 1191-1237. PrintRosefeldt, Paul. “Ibsen is A DOLL’S HOUSE.” Explainer 61.2 (2003): 84. Literary Reference Center. EBSCO. Internet. May 1 2011.