In Henrik Ibsen’s play “A Doll’s House”, many have contemplated the late 1800’s and their genders mannerisms and how these affect Nora’s actions throughout the play. Ibsen explores how Nora first begins as an obedient wife and slowly goes further into changing her characteristics. Nora is slowly becoming an independent woman. One of the most complex characters of the 19th century drama, Nora, behaves sporadically in a fit like an impish child, she does not gain a stark sense of reality until the end Henrik Ibsen’s “A Doll’s House”. What would be expected when the entirety of the situation is being misinterpreted, being thought as a spendthrift when actually being noble? Ibsen explores Nora’s obedient ways and how when having interacted
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Nora seems to exhibit childlike qualities especially when eating macaroons that were bought secretly at the very beginning she checks to see if her husband is home and when she has affirmed it she hides the macaroons giving the audience a subtle hint that they are not permitted. When Torvald enters to check what she has bought he insults her in a playful manner and further into their conversation he insults her for wanting to borrow money if they need to. “Nora: Pooh! We can borrow until then. Helmer: Nora! [Goes up to her and takes her playfully by the ear.] The same little featherhead!” – (Act I).Torvald seems to cover his insults with actions that may be interpreted as playful. Further depiction of Torvald’s thoughts on Nora and women are expressed when he says it is just like a woman to want to take out loans and not think of the consequences. He distracts her with offering to give her something. Torvald commences to call her pet names like “little lark, little squirrel and little spendthrift, he always adds little in a way accentuating her child-like state. Nora asks for more money which makes her seem as if she’s obsessed with money and that is the only thing she wishes for. Torvald expresses distrust towards Nora when interrogating her about her possible excursions on sweets treating her as a …show more content…
Linde an old friend of Nora’s and a man known as Dr. Rank interrupt Torvald and Nora, Mrs. Linde seeks Nora and Dr. Rank Torvald, both attend to their guests. Nora has not seen her old friend for a decade and the audience is informed that Mrs. Linde has been a widow for three years now it is revealed that since Nora was young she was known to spend a great amount of money. Nora says that she is only spending money because Torvald was to be given a job that would bring in more money and says that she had to get a job and work at simple jobs like doing needle work. But Mrs. Linde’s has an alternative reason for visiting Nora, Mrs. Linde wishes to inquire a job from Torvald. Nora say she will find a cunning way to ask him something that will please him in a way disguising her intentions to make them convenient for Torvald instead of speaking to him as his equal. Mrs. Linde goes further into calling Nora a child which in a way causes Nora to reveal her secret. “Nora: Come here, [Pulls her down on the sofa beside her.] Now I will show you that I too have something to be proud and glad of. It was I who saved Torvald’s life.” – (Act I).The audience discovers that Nora had taken out a loan for a trip to Italy and that she had lied to her husband about it. Nora had told Torvald that she had gotten the money from her father but that is not the
Nora seems to exhibit childlike qualities especially when eating macaroons that were bought secretly at the very beginning she checks to see if her husband is home and when she has affirmed it she hides the macaroons giving the audience a subtle hint that they are not permitted. When Torvald enters to check what she has bought he insults her in a playful manner and further into their conversation he insults her for wanting to borrow money if they need to. “Nora: Pooh! We can borrow until then. Helmer: Nora! [Goes up to her and takes her playfully by the ear.] The same little featherhead!” – (Act I).Torvald seems to cover his insults with actions that may be interpreted as playful. Further depiction of Torvald’s thoughts on Nora and women are expressed when he says it is just like a woman to want to take out loans and not think of the consequences. He distracts her with offering to give her something. Torvald commences to call her pet names like “little lark, little squirrel and little spendthrift, he always adds little in a way accentuating her child-like state. Nora asks for more money which makes her seem as if she’s obsessed with money and that is the only thing she wishes for. Torvald expresses distrust towards Nora when interrogating her about her possible excursions on sweets treating her as a …show more content…
Linde an old friend of Nora’s and a man known as Dr. Rank interrupt Torvald and Nora, Mrs. Linde seeks Nora and Dr. Rank Torvald, both attend to their guests. Nora has not seen her old friend for a decade and the audience is informed that Mrs. Linde has been a widow for three years now it is revealed that since Nora was young she was known to spend a great amount of money. Nora says that she is only spending money because Torvald was to be given a job that would bring in more money and says that she had to get a job and work at simple jobs like doing needle work. But Mrs. Linde’s has an alternative reason for visiting Nora, Mrs. Linde wishes to inquire a job from Torvald. Nora say she will find a cunning way to ask him something that will please him in a way disguising her intentions to make them convenient for Torvald instead of speaking to him as his equal. Mrs. Linde goes further into calling Nora a child which in a way causes Nora to reveal her secret. “Nora: Come here, [Pulls her down on the sofa beside her.] Now I will show you that I too have something to be proud and glad of. It was I who saved Torvald’s life.” – (Act I).The audience discovers that Nora had taken out a loan for a trip to Italy and that she had lied to her husband about it. Nora had told Torvald that she had gotten the money from her father but that is not the