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  • Essay / A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen - 1101

    'A Doll's House' is a dramatic play that introduces readers to the typical events that take place in marriages. At first, Nora, the play's protagonist and typical housewife, believes that true marriage is based on obedience. She exemplified being good to her parents as a daughter, obedient as a wife, and responsible as a mother. Torvald, Nora's husband, is an extremely successful man who also projects to be manipulative. As the breadwinner, he is dominant and controlling and shows such characteristics at every opportunity. In Torvald's opinion, to have a real marriage, a husband must be his wife's role model and breadwinner, as shown in the dramatic play named, Nora is the doll of the house; “Doll’s house”. The theme throughout the play emphasizes the idea of ​​Nora being the doll belonging to Torvald. This theme is repeated in words and actions that boldly fall into the realm of manipulation and domination as opposed to obedience, adjustment, and respect. Nora believes in personal growth and always wants what's there for the taking, but is never interested in giving anything unless it's obligatory. Nora is the lady who sits and waits to be spoon-fed by another. Whatever the circumstances, she inevitably digests all the poison and bitterness that Torvald and the other characters shove down her throat. His love for money is far from normal; she demands as much money as Torvald makes. He always gives her everything she wants, which explains why she never feels the need to change. Everything that Nora is, it is not her who is to be blamed, but Torvald. He made her what she is, supporting her and in accordance with her personal status. Unlike what happens later in the play, Nora says... middle of paper... that the only dolls that should always be in a house are children and pets. With all this knowledge Nora has acquired, she separates from Torvald. Torvald, on the other hand, after begging Nora to stay with him, becomes sad from his worries alone; his career and outdoor reputation which helped him understand that they were the masters of incompatibility. This results in the separation which marks the end of the drama and tells him that marriage is equality and much more important than a successful career and the best reputation he can have. As for Kristine and Krogstad, separation ends so that unity can be achieved and their marriage matures and succumbs to the effects of time. They lose their spouses, depend on each other to survive, and are pieces of each other. In this sense, true marriage is now based on ultimate sacrifice and responsibility.Works CitedBook, web