A DOLL’S HOUSE, PART 2
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- By SAMANTHA COLWELL
You may not have heard of the 1879 Ibsen play A Doll’s House, but this is one sequel for which you don’t need to have seen the first one. A Doll’s House, Part 2 is Lucas Hnath’s Tony-nominated take on the complications of womanhood, from motherhood to society life and everything in between. It’s based on the Ibsen play some of us may have read in an English literature class, which follows Nora’s married life as she begins to realize her husband is abusive, controlling, and manipulative. Spoiler alert: it ultimately ends with her walking out and slamming the door on her husband and children, an unheard-of move for the time (and still in many cases a bold move for today).
Part 2 picks up 15 years later with Nora’s return to the house and family she left behind, ready to confront the fallout. She has become a successful novelist and career-woman, and she’s not back forever – just long enough to get what she needs from her still-husband Torvald. She faces attacks from her servants, her children, and Torvald himself, and we watch her stand strong and cling to the assertion that life on her own terms was and is worth it. The play is a bold feminist endeavor and an inspiring look at the reality of being a woman.
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