“If I ever want to achieve an understanding of myself and the things around me, I must learn to be alone. That's why I can't stay here with you anymore." -Nora Helmer, act 3. A Doll's House. Nora Helmer is the protagonist of the play “A Doll's House” by Henrik Ibsen. This play is set around 1870 during the Christmas period Nora and her husband Torvald Helmer seem to represent the average, ideal marriage of the 19th century, a middle class with three children; everything seems to be perfect until the character of Nora Helmer changes completely by Henrik Ibsen, uses the character of Nora Helmer to demonstrate the role of women, gender stereotypes and dependence on their spouses in the last century The role of women in “A Doll's House” Doll's House” plays an important role, Nora she is the protagonist and at the beginning of this play she seems to be a normal wife and mother of three children, her only responsibility is to be there and take care of her children and her husband Torvald Helmer, Nora's husband, always treats her as a child and innocent always calls her by name and basically treats her like a doll. She is more likely to be an “obedient trophy wife.” They had an unhealthy marriage, Nora lives by Torvald's rules and above all follows social norms. Torvald believes he is superior to her. Nora acting like a child makes her seem innocent and naive, with a little personality of her own. This is basically how women were treated in the last century. “Well, we'll share it, Nora, as a husband and wife should. It will be so." Helmer, Act 2. In this quote, Torvald is being ironic; it makes no sense that he's implying how... middle of paper... she wants to be independent, and she doesn't want to be under her husband's authority. "I guess first of all otherwise I'm a reasonable human being, just like you... But I can no longer be satisfied with what most people say..." Nora Helmer; act 3. Men are more likely to be strong and powerful, while women are expected to be weak and mean. But in this play, Nora who was the weak and childish one; she becomes the strong one because she realizes that she is an independent woman, who has the right to stand out. She wants to be free from being controlled and doesn't want to live that way anymore. In a doll's house. Henrik Ibsen through the use of the character of Nora Helmer to demonstrate the role of women, gender stereotypes and dependence on their spouses, also breaking the status quo making Nora Helmer the strongest character in the play.