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A Doll’s House and Other Plays is a collection of plays by Henrik Ibsen. Summary of the Book Ibsen is known for the way he portrays social issues in his plays. In this collection, readers will witness how he portrays male-dominated societies in plays such as A Doll’s House. Through the story of Nora Helmer and her husband Torvald Ibsen shows how women were treated in the past, and he throws light on loveless marriages. This collection also includes classic plays such as The League of Youth and The Lady from the Sea. Ibsen’s brilliance lies in the way his characters have more depth to them than is originally visible, and these plays serve as some of the best examples of this skill. About Henrik Ibsen Henrik Johan Ibsen was a Norwegian playwright, poet and theatre director. He is largely considered to be the Father of Realism and he is best remembered for Brand, Peer Gynt, An Enemy of the People, Emperor and Galilean, Hedda Gabler, Ghosts, The Wild Duck, Rosmersholm and The Master Builder. Considered ahead of his times, Ibsen was branded a scandalous playwright as his plays often mocked the strict morals of the contemporary plays in European theatre.