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Submitted by Sharolb on 06/30/2008 05:21 PM
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A Dolls House
The play, A Dolls House, by Henrick Ibsen deals with a husband, Torvald, and his wife, Nora. At first glance this couple seems to have a wonderful marriage, but as the play progresses it becomes apparent to the reader that Torvald and Nora Helmers relationship can definitely be considered unusual. Throughout the entire play Torvald seem to have his wife and mother of his children on a pedestal as he consistently calls her little pet names such as his "little songbird." It slowly becomes clear that although he genuinely cares for his wife he treats her as if she is one of his children.
Torvald Helmer is a successful lawyer and banker who seems to take pride in providing for his family. He pays particular attention to his wife showering her with attention while on the contrary does not appear to have much time to spend with his three young children. He is a logical man who possesses a chauvinistic approach to life as well as an apparent domination over his wife. Although Nora repeatedly pleads to her husband to spare Krogstads job at the bank, he is firm in his position and refuses to be manipulated. On the other hand Torvald must also have a forgiving side as he opted to forgive his wife for her deception,
Nora who seems to be an attractive, delicate woman has very immature tendencies throughout this play up until her revelation to her husband. Although she is not always rational in her thoughts, she is intelligent enough to continuously cover her deception from her husband. Her flirtatious side is evident as she revealed her stocking to the couple's best friend Dr. Rank. The desperate actions of Nora get increasingly bizarre and almost lead to her taking her own life. Surprisingly Nora changed her attitude in the ladder portion of the play once Torvald found out about the dreaded IOU. She begins to face the reality that up until this point she has lived her life for others. As a child she tried to please her father and now her husband. She must...
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