In this scene, how does the dramatist effectively expose characters, relationships and issues so as to make the audience keen to see the rest of the play? Act one scene one from 'a doll's house' by Henrik Ibsen is effective in many ways for enrapturing its audience. Henrik Ibsen successfully manages to introduce many themes and issues alone into the first scene. The scene focuses solely on the two characters Nora and Torvald. Our first impressions are that they are a happily married couple but there are many clues, which hint at the marriage Nora and Torvald have. It appears...
aware of what will happen to anyone who breaks the rules. Nora gives the audience a strong impression in the opening, her merriness, her cajoling and her overall sweetness places an impact on the audience, we are somehow on her side and there could be annoyance we feel towards Torvald for nor giving her enough freedom to be herself. By imposing some important and repetitive issues in this scene Ibsen sets about to create tension for what is to come later on in the play. He has laced enough drama in the scene to capture us as an audience.