Abstract
This study aimed at investigating the concept of absurdity in A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen. Henrik Ibsen’s play A Doll’s House is the primary source in the present study. The data that is applied in this paper belongs to library studies and research since the focus is on or literary works and materials. The results showed that miscommunication is one of the themes of absurdity, which was identified in the present play. There is a master-slave relationship, one of the themes of absurdism, between Nora and Helmer, which can be traced in the play. Materialism is also portrayed in the play as one of the themes of absurdism. The relationships between characters are based on profit. Telling lies, which can be a sign of absurdism, is shown in the play.
Highlights
This study aimed at investigating the concept of absurdity in A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen
The results showed that miscommunication is one of the themes of absurdity, which was identified in the present play
Materialism is portrayed in the play as one of the themes of absurdism
Summary
This study aimed at investigating the concept of absurdity in A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen. There is a masterslave relationship, one of the themes of absurdism, between Nora and Helmer, which can be traced in the play. The present paper aimed at studying absurdism in A Doll’s House. Pebruantaria (2015) stated that A doll’s house is a drama written by Henrik Ibsen, which expresses the theme of a woman’s rights and an individual woman asking for her rights. Helmer became ill, and the doctor said that he must live in a good weather country like Italy They didn't have money to live there, and Nora borrowed money from Krogstad, who worked in Helmer's bank. Man is lost; all his actions become senseless, absurd, and useless (Esslin 5)
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