ET DUKKEHJEM

A drama by the NorwegianHenrik Ibsen,Et dukkehjem(1879; tr.A Doll's House, 1880) explores the role ofwomenin the home and in society, concluding that a woman has not only the right but the duty to leave her husband and family ifshe is prevented by her marriage from realizing her full potential as a human being. The play has long been an inspiration tofeminism.