scene she is preoccupied with having Torvald make her a costume for a party. The party is far more imperative than the fact that she has done something dishonest and is keeping it from her husband. “Yes‚ Torvald‚ I can’t get anywhere without your help.” She could also be using the party to keep Torvald’s from questioning her after Krogstad’s visit. What ever the case‚ it seems selfish. Nora’s narcissism is very obvious in one particular scene in Act II. Torvald comes in the room as Kristine is exiting
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always stay faithful under and circumstance” perspective‚ it is implied that women are not at the same liberties as men when put in the same situation. In the play itself‚ the double standards set between Nora and her overly-dominant husband‚ Torvald‚ can be clearly seen. Many times throughout the play‚ Nora is referred to
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things on its own. One attitude that is expressed by her husband‚ Torvald‚ appears instantly in act one. “ Is that my squirrel rummaging around?” This first example catches the eye of the reader‚ when Torvald refers to his own wife as a squirrel. As seen in the context‚ Ibsen used it as somewhat of a demotion of her status in the household. Other names directed towards her such as “silly girl” indicate a level of immaturity. Torvald treats Nora like a beautiful and treasured doll who he can dress
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all those agencies which keep watch over society’s ’law and order’: the norms‚ the conventions and the traditions which in essence belong to the past but which continue into the present and there thwart individual liberty in a variety of ways." Torvald lives by society’s norms‚ and when faced with a choice of whether to support his wife or society‚ he sides with society. When he realizes that she has broken the law in forging her father’s signature on the loan document‚ he never questions the morality
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In Henrik Ibsen’s play The Doll’s House‚ gender and societal roles provided a prominent set of obsolete values that confined women‚ during the 19th century. During the Victorian Era‚ expectations from society required women to be submissive to their husbands. Ibsen uses stereotypical values based on the idea of superiority of the husband role over the wife role‚ male dominance in financial and domestic situations‚ and the societal duties for a wife The superiority of man over woman is a emphasized
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trophy wife seen by Torvald and friends‚ to that of a self-empowering‚ willing woman.Nora’s first impression on the audience is of an obedient‚ money-loving‚ childish wife. In the first act‚ Nora seems to just want money from her husband Torvald. In the first encounter with Torvald after showing him what she just bought for their kids‚ she doesn’t delay herself in asking for money. Even when asked what she would like for Christmas‚ money is her answer. It is impressive how Torvald addresses Nora as
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In ‘A Doll’s House’‚ the door is perhaps the ultimate visual piece on set that represents Nora at her most strongest. As she walks out of the door into the hall‚ we see Torvald sitting quietly‚ a distraught man talking to himself‚ while at the end‚ ‘The sound of a door shutting is heard bellow.’ The director could change the dramatic impact of this sound‚ and the use of the door by having it slam violently‚ or shut gently
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It is easy to forget how far our society has come in the last hundred years in recognizing the equality of all people. Often when we take a look into the past what we see is very shocking. Such is the case in a Doll House by Henrik Ibsen. Here we see Nora presented as a victim of her father and male dominated society; however she also plays the role of victimizer against her husband‚ family‚ and friends. As Nora takes both sides of the conflict we see how she is forced into both roles. Nora plays
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Krogstad‚ a former employee of Nora’s husband Torvald and Mrs. Linde an old friend. “Nora could be excused for trusting Krogstad not to blackmail her‚ but not recognizing that the loan would have to be repaid is inexcusable”(Wiseman). Krogstad’s actions were unpredictable‚ however not completely unexpected. This case demonstrated that Nora is naive in the sense that her expectation was that the loan would not need to be repaid in the near future‚ or at all. Torvald gave Nora money in a irresponsible fashion
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lying wife‚ makes a major decision in which she borrows a loan meant to be used for a trip to better her husband’s health‚ behind his back. The play develops through constant struggles Nora takes to keep in secret her actions. In the end‚ her husband Torvald learns of her loan and is extremely infuriated to the point where he says he no longer loves her. Shocked by her husband’s reaction‚ Nora looks back on her motives for making her decision and decides she had been living a fake life which had come
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