Men Supremacy
A Doll’s House is a play written by Henrik Ibsen that shows how poorly women were treated during the Victorian Era. A Doll’s House is a realistic story that describes the relationship between men and women at that time. Its purpose was to define the role of women. Also to show how appearance and societal norms affect families and the way people act. In this play, Torvald the main character calls his wife, Nora, childish nicknames like little, my squirrel, and my skylark. He does that because he views her as a little girl whose only role is to entertain him. Their house and relationship looks perfect from the outside just like a doll house; but from the inside there are a lot of lies and hidden corruption. A Doll’s House is full of reference to playthings to show how men disrespected their wives by calling them childish nicknames, controlling …show more content…
Appearance was a very important concept during that time. So a woman always had to look perfect and make sure her actions met society’s standard. “Torvald wants me to go as a Neapolitan fisher girl and dance the Tarantella that I learnt at Capri, “(41). Man used to use their wives to show off as if they were objects. Men placed such high expectations on women that they had to be ideal from the outside to please their husbands and everyone around them. They were not allowed to make mistakes because then everyone will look down upon them and they will ruin the family reputation. Also men thought that a women’s role in society was only to take care of their husband’s and entertain them. “So you shall be for me after this, my little scared, helpless darling,” (75).This quote shows how selfish man were toward their wives. They did not give them the opportunity to discover themselves and become better because all what they cared about is their satisfaction and
A Doll’s House is a play written by Henrik Ibsen that shows how poorly women were treated during the Victorian Era. A Doll’s House is a realistic story that describes the relationship between men and women at that time. Its purpose was to define the role of women. Also to show how appearance and societal norms affect families and the way people act. In this play, Torvald the main character calls his wife, Nora, childish nicknames like little, my squirrel, and my skylark. He does that because he views her as a little girl whose only role is to entertain him. Their house and relationship looks perfect from the outside just like a doll house; but from the inside there are a lot of lies and hidden corruption. A Doll’s House is full of reference to playthings to show how men disrespected their wives by calling them childish nicknames, controlling …show more content…
Appearance was a very important concept during that time. So a woman always had to look perfect and make sure her actions met society’s standard. “Torvald wants me to go as a Neapolitan fisher girl and dance the Tarantella that I learnt at Capri, “(41). Man used to use their wives to show off as if they were objects. Men placed such high expectations on women that they had to be ideal from the outside to please their husbands and everyone around them. They were not allowed to make mistakes because then everyone will look down upon them and they will ruin the family reputation. Also men thought that a women’s role in society was only to take care of their husband’s and entertain them. “So you shall be for me after this, my little scared, helpless darling,” (75).This quote shows how selfish man were toward their wives. They did not give them the opportunity to discover themselves and become better because all what they cared about is their satisfaction and