“But I didn’t mean it like that! I? How on earth could you imagine that I would have any influence over my husband?”(Ibsen 153). Taken from the play, A Doll’s House, this quote, spoken from the perspective of Nora, reveals the different roles and separate spheres between her and her husband, Torvald. In the play, Torvald acts as the traditional husband that helps provide money, food, and necessities for the family, while Nora acts as the typical wife that works a domestic life at home. Through the actions and views of both Torvald and Nora, Ibsen explores the traditional roles between husband and wife. Although Torvald and Nora’s marriage may seem happy and affectionate to their friends and acquaintances, it is actually full of separation
