Lies In A Doll's House By Henrik Ibsen
Why Lie
Just like Selena and Justin, lies destroy relationships along with people's self character. By lying and being deceitful over and over it will cause a couple to separate, even when it was just small lies. Many small things can add up into a much larger problem. Repeatedly doing this diminishes all trust between two people. Can there even be a relationship without trust? All throughout the book A Doll's House, Henrik Ibsen teaches us that lies/deception will destroy a relationship. Nora often tells lies to her husband, Torvald, this behavior puts a strain on their relationship. For instance when Torvald asked his loving wife if his soon to be ex colleague Krogstad had stopped by to their house Nora lied and stated "here? No"(163,Ibsen,act 1). Torvald seemed uneasy and agitated about the answer he was just given and came to the conclusion that his wife lied. As Torvald shouts "Curious! I saw Krogstad come out of the house"(Ibsen 163,act 1).This shows how couples in relationships can get separated because of small lies. "and then to tell an untruth about it"(Ibsen 163, act 1), after Nora got caught in a lie Torvald*elmer bring …show more content…
As we see the untrusting environment and strain on their relationship grow wider and wider. We get to know the characters more in depth, we find out how Nora believed by lying she was protecting Torvald from finding out about her true personality. Torvald asked a simple question "Hasn't she even nibbled a macaroon or two"(Ibsen 145,act 1). Instead of telling the truth Nora respond with "No,Torvald"(Ibsen 145, act 1). With every lie that Torvald got told, it took a peice of trust out of their relationship. When Torvald came to a conclusion that Nora was lying Torvald decide to end the conversation with "Well, well, well of course I'm only joking"(Ibsen 145,act 1). Even though Torvald said he joking but this take a big toll on their
Just like Selena and Justin, lies destroy relationships along with people's self character. By lying and being deceitful over and over it will cause a couple to separate, even when it was just small lies. Many small things can add up into a much larger problem. Repeatedly doing this diminishes all trust between two people. Can there even be a relationship without trust? All throughout the book A Doll's House, Henrik Ibsen teaches us that lies/deception will destroy a relationship. Nora often tells lies to her husband, Torvald, this behavior puts a strain on their relationship. For instance when Torvald asked his loving wife if his soon to be ex colleague Krogstad had stopped by to their house Nora lied and stated "here? No"(163,Ibsen,act 1). Torvald seemed uneasy and agitated about the answer he was just given and came to the conclusion that his wife lied. As Torvald shouts "Curious! I saw Krogstad come out of the house"(Ibsen 163,act 1).This shows how couples in relationships can get separated because of small lies. "and then to tell an untruth about it"(Ibsen 163, act 1), after Nora got caught in a lie Torvald*elmer bring …show more content…
As we see the untrusting environment and strain on their relationship grow wider and wider. We get to know the characters more in depth, we find out how Nora believed by lying she was protecting Torvald from finding out about her true personality. Torvald asked a simple question "Hasn't she even nibbled a macaroon or two"(Ibsen 145,act 1). Instead of telling the truth Nora respond with "No,Torvald"(Ibsen 145, act 1). With every lie that Torvald got told, it took a peice of trust out of their relationship. When Torvald came to a conclusion that Nora was lying Torvald decide to end the conversation with "Well, well, well of course I'm only joking"(Ibsen 145,act 1). Even though Torvald said he joking but this take a big toll on their