Use these links to supplement and complement students’ reading of the work and to increase their overall enjoyment of literature. Challenge them to discern parallel themes, engage through visual and aural stimuli, and delve deeper into the thematic possibilities presented by the title.

Recommended Texts for Pairing

Hedda Gabler

• A play by Ibsen published in 1890
• Similarities to A Doll’s House include a strong female protagonist, a turn-of-the-century European setting, and defined social expectations for men and women.
• Themes common to both works include Death and Decay and Fraud and Fraudulence.
• Hedda Gabler on SuperSummary

A Doll’s House: Part 2

• Playwright Lucas Hnath continues Ibsen’s story in his 2018 play.
• The story includes continuity of characters and the return of the female protagonist.

Ibsen’s Women

• A 1997 comprehensive analysis by Joan Templeton of Ibsen’s portrayal of women in his plays
• Focuses on the author’s representation of women and gender roles

Other Student Resources

A Doll’s House Staged Play

• A 2021 recorded production by Summer Light Theatre

A Doll’s House, Part 2 - Full Play

• A 2018 production by Aspen Fringe Festival of Hnath’s play

Teacher Resources

Teaching Ibsen’s Dramas