... inadvertently telling the truth (or most of it, at least). The rapid flip-flopping of truths and lies, of earnestness and duplicity, shows how truly muddled the Victorian values of honesty and responsibility were; its characters don and take off their masks of manners whenever it is convenient. Ibsen ... Nora, also explores a means of dual identity. However, Nora's identity is not quite obvious as in Wilde's novel. In order to better understand Nora's dual identity you have to focus upon the beginning of the novel and the point upon which she is revealed as the forger of the documents. In...

• Word Count: 1539
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School