Wednesday, November 13, 2019
The Miracle of A Dolls House :: A Dolls House Essays
The Miracle of A Doll's House         In the play A Doll's House, Nora fits in a role of the little helpless wife whose husband takes care of everything. During the play, she keeps a secret from her husband that eventually leads to the destruction of her marriage. When the secret surfaces, Nora finds out just what kind of man she was married to. Maybe she always knew but now wants something different in her life.         A few years earlier her husband was terribly sick and needed to get away for a while, possibly go south. With no money, he was unable to go. Nora wanted to do everything she could for her husband to help him get well. In order to do this she needed to borrow money. Unfortunately she made the mistake of borrowing it and forging her father's signature. This is the secret that she hides all through the play from her husband.         Nora believes Helmer will try to take the blame for what she has done. She thinks he will keep being the man that takes charge and fixes all problems that may come about. What she doesn't realize at this point is that Helmer does not truly care for her the way she has brought herself to believe throughout the years of their marriage. Nora tells Dr. Rank, a family friend: â€Å"...You know how deeply, how passionately Torvald is in love with me. He would never hesitate for a moment to sacrifice his life for my sake.†        Later in the play Nora made the same mistake with Kristine Linde as she did with Dr. Rank. In the following line Nora expresses her belief of what Helmer may do: â€Å"Then you must testify... And I tell you this: nobody else knew anything, I alone was responsible for the whole thing. Remember that!†        These are two of the most important lines in the play because they signify the whole relationship's meaning and underlying imagery. What Nora thinks will happen when her husbands finds out is completely opposite of what really happens.         When Helmer reads the letter and calls out to Nora, she answers back almost like she was expecting him to come running to save her. When she says: â€Å"... Let me go! Let me out!...You mustn't try to save me, Torvald!†, she clearly wants him to try and save her, playing the role of the damsel in distress.         Nora begins to doubt her husbands faithfulness when she tells him how much she loved him and he responds with: â€Å"Don't come to me with a lot
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