beginning of the play‚ Nora exhibits obvious adolescent behaviors. She adores Torvald with such a blind disposition. She worships him as a small child would idolize his or her parent or dearest friend. Her faith in him is unwavering and unquestionable. Nora holds Torvald in extremely high regard as misinformed children usually do‚ blind to anything besides what they choose to see. Though responsible for her own actions‚ Torvald can be considered as the primary cause for Nora’s nature. Her husband puts
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foolishly and in a vain manner and I was punished like this. This is why my mother used to repeatedly tell me that every decision i make in life is a vital one‚ yet I never took her seriously. And the love driven decisions I made‚ all the time I let Torvald treat me like an asset of his own‚ I played along like a master training his dog do tricks. What do I have left of me now that I have left my family in order to see the outside world with my very own eyes? The world for me till now was just as phony
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go behind his back. When Nora is asked if Torvald knows she replies‚ “For heaven’s sake‚ no! Are you serious? He’s so strict on that subject” (Isben 1717). Nora explains that it would break up her happy beautiful home. This is a great example of the disrespect that Torvald shows Nora. She never felt comfortable telling him something so big‚ because she knew he would react horribly. Nora continues on and tells Mrs. Linde that she maybe could tell Torvald‚ “years from now‚ when I’m no longer attractive”
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no control over what has transpired in his journey from baby to man. In A Doll House‚ Nora’s life is controlled by Torvald in her job as a mother and a wife. Oedipus is the victim of the God’s fate‚ a life that which was written by them‚ or so the characters in the the play describe. At the end of the play‚ Oedipus does an action to himself by his own hands. When Nora leaves Torvald and her children she is making her own choice; a choice she decided on her own. She is tired of the conditions of which
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Christmas tree is starting to “dishevel”. As the stage directions continue it states that‚ "Nora is alone in the room‚ walking about uneasily". Basically‚ as Nora’s life starts spinning out of control‚ so does her tree. The bad news from her husband‚ Torvalds‚ old colleague Krogstad has made it to her and she’s starting to get worried. A major correlation between Nora and the Christmas tree is that just as
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task in the form of a letter from Nora to Torvald. In my letter I will show how Nora is checking on her Husband to make sure that he is aware of how she was able to make it in the outside world without any help from a man. This will show how women are powerful and are able to make it on their own without the help of men. In the letter Nora will also ask about her children to see if they are well and if Torvald is taking good care of them. Nora will ask Torvald to tell her kids when they are older that
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only time he called calls Nora by her actual name is when he is angry at her. By placing these names it suggests that Torvald not only asserts his power over Nora but also dehumanizes her. This implies that Nora has no sense of the fundamental male ability to deal with financial issues. In addition to being sort of a doll to Torvald‚ Nora is also like a child‚ in the eyes of Torvald. He treats her like a child. Nora’s selection of gifts- a sword and a horse for the male children and a doll for her
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“One day I might‚ yes. Many years from now‚ when I’ve lost my looks a little. Don’t laugh. I mean‚ of course‚ a time will come when Torvald is not as devoted to me‚ not quite so happy when I dance for him‚ and dress for him‚ and play with him.” From this quote‚ it expresses that Nora already knows that her marriage is based around her looks‚ and Nora couldn’t trust Torvald with the truth because she’s afraid of the consequences which would befallen her if she did. In contrast to today’s marriages‚ a
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the female protagonist of A Dolls’ House‚ seems happy about her marriage to Torvald. She does not seem to mind Torvald treating and patronizing her like a doll. However‚ Ibsen foreshadows Nora’s dishonesty with the very first word on the first page of the play: “Hide the Christmas tree away…(1)”‚ and Nora’s action is eating macaroons and lying to Torvald about it. She also acts like an impulsive and dependent child to Torvald as if she is hiding something‚ which is her knowledge of her business details
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A Critical Analysis of A Doll House By Henrik Ibsen Henrik Ibsen ’s background provided him the insight to write the play A Doll House. In Britannica Biographies‚ Ibsen ’s father lost his business and the family ’s financial stability when Ibsen was a young child. Because of the family ’s financial misfortunes‚ at the age of 15‚ Ibsen was forced to leave home and venture out on his own. He supported himself meagerly as an apothecary ’s apprentice and studied at night to prepare for university
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