Question

What does the excerpt from act 1 of Ibsen’s A Doll’s House tell about the cultural context of the play

Answer 1

The play is set in a time period when society was defined by strict gender roles. In this story, we are discussing a married couple at this point. She does not want her husband to feel like he does anything to her. This alone implies gender roles, and the separation in the rolls e this alone implies gender roles, and the separation in the roles.