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The first impression of the play beginnings off with Torvald scolding Nora for spending too much money on christmas shopping. Being a woman during the nineteenth-century, Nora follows the ridge society standards that only allows her to be a house wife. Nora has to depend on Torvald to financial support her and plead him for money. Ibsen reflects on “how economic dependence degrades women in a society where respect is based on earning power,where unpaid work in the home is not considered work.”(Roger, 82) Agreeing with Roger’s statement , woman do not get recognized for their hard work raising and keeping the family together simply because they do not get paid for it. Nora’s dependence on Torvald, gives him superiority over
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Aylmer is a mad scientist,who leaves his first passion of science to “persuade a beautiful women to become his wife” . After the newly marriage, Aylmer seems to notice a small birthmark in the shape of a small hand.Georgiana is enraged by Aylmer shocking question to have the birthmark removed. This birthmark was her identity , and it was “often called a charm”. For Aylmer it was a defect that stops Georgiana from being absolutely perfect. But after seeing her husband being miserable and disgusted by her birthmark, she is manipulated by Aylmer that her birthmark is odious and she starts to hate herself. She lets go of all the praise she got for birthmark by many lovers in the past to only find importances in Aylmer’s opinion because she is now under his authority. Georgiana pleads Aylmer for help; “Let the attempt be made at whatever risk. Danger is nothing to me; for life, while this hateful mark makes me the object of your horror and disgust …Is this beyond your power, for the sake of your own peace and to save your poor wife from madness?” (Hawthorne,1024) Georgiana ties to fulfill her duties as a wife to keep Aylmer happy by asking Aylmer to get rid of the birthmark. She would rather die instead of make her husband live with such a …show more content…
Nora hides the truth of the forgery from Torvald because she was tries to protect his reputations and his pride. Nora knew Torvald would not accept financial help from his wife because that would make Torvald feel weak. Regards of the risk Nora took for Torvald, he calls her “she who was my joy and pride—a hypocrite, a liar—worse, worse a criminal! The unutterable ugliness of all!—For shame! For Shame !”(Ibsen,59) He does not want his wife to be near their kids because she would be a bad influences on them. Meanwhile she has been living them for so long, while she has been sacrificing her voice and her desires so Torvald could have this illusion of a happy family. According to Rogers’ article ;limited education and experience confine one’s sympathies ; lack of authority encourages one to resort to lies and tricks to gain one’s end. Torvald never gave Nora the chance to have an adult conversation because he betray Nora has a child who was not at his level. Torvald pride and ego got in the way of saving
Aylmer is a mad scientist,who leaves his first passion of science to “persuade a beautiful women to become his wife” . After the newly marriage, Aylmer seems to notice a small birthmark in the shape of a small hand.Georgiana is enraged by Aylmer shocking question to have the birthmark removed. This birthmark was her identity , and it was “often called a charm”. For Aylmer it was a defect that stops Georgiana from being absolutely perfect. But after seeing her husband being miserable and disgusted by her birthmark, she is manipulated by Aylmer that her birthmark is odious and she starts to hate herself. She lets go of all the praise she got for birthmark by many lovers in the past to only find importances in Aylmer’s opinion because she is now under his authority. Georgiana pleads Aylmer for help; “Let the attempt be made at whatever risk. Danger is nothing to me; for life, while this hateful mark makes me the object of your horror and disgust …Is this beyond your power, for the sake of your own peace and to save your poor wife from madness?” (Hawthorne,1024) Georgiana ties to fulfill her duties as a wife to keep Aylmer happy by asking Aylmer to get rid of the birthmark. She would rather die instead of make her husband live with such a …show more content…
Nora hides the truth of the forgery from Torvald because she was tries to protect his reputations and his pride. Nora knew Torvald would not accept financial help from his wife because that would make Torvald feel weak. Regards of the risk Nora took for Torvald, he calls her “she who was my joy and pride—a hypocrite, a liar—worse, worse a criminal! The unutterable ugliness of all!—For shame! For Shame !”(Ibsen,59) He does not want his wife to be near their kids because she would be a bad influences on them. Meanwhile she has been living them for so long, while she has been sacrificing her voice and her desires so Torvald could have this illusion of a happy family. According to Rogers’ article ;limited education and experience confine one’s sympathies ; lack of authority encourages one to resort to lies and tricks to gain one’s end. Torvald never gave Nora the chance to have an adult conversation because he betray Nora has a child who was not at his level. Torvald pride and ego got in the way of saving