While most short guide books in literature confine themselves to one or two elements - choosing between plot analysis, themes, characters or style - this book presents a shortened COMPLETE analysis that contains all these elements. It fully examines Henrik Ibsen's play, A Doll's House, to give the reader a complete picture of the play. Besides, it examines how to respond to both excerpt and essay questions based on the play. This way, it not only gives the reader a complete picture of the play but also gives crucial insight into Ibsen's philosophy, making it easier for the reader to study other plays by Ibsen as well as general drama. By examining how to respond to questions, it teaches the reader the crucial skill of interpreting questions by explaining what question words mean. It further shows the reader how to earn ALL the marks required in any excerpt question. Also, it shows the reader how to write essays, starting with the basics of planning, to paragraphing to the complete essay. This way, the book becomes a crucial companion to students of drama both in high school and, especially, in colleges and universities. This book can be read on its own or the reader can choose to examine different sections of the play by focussing on the other three books in the series, which focus on one elements at a time.

Jorges P. Lopez has been teaching Literature in high schools in Kenya and Communication at The Cooperative University in Nairobi. He has been writing Literary Criticism for more than fifteen years and fiction for just over ten years. He has contributed significantly to the perspective of teaching English as a Second Language in high school and to Communication Skills at the college level. He has developed humorous novellas in the Jimmy Karda Diaries Series for ages 9 to 13 which make it easier for learners of English to learn the language and the St. Maryan Seven Series for ages 13 to 16 which challenge them to improve spoken and written language. His interests in writing also spill into Poetry, Drama and Literary Fiction. He has written literary criticism books on Henrik Ibsen, Margaret Ogola, Bertolt Brecht, John Steinbeck, John Lara, Adipo Sidang' and many others.