The Patriarchal Marriage Of Nora And Helmer! ... In A Doll House, Nora and Helmer's marriage reflected this typed of thinking. ... Helmer often chastises Nora when he feels like she is getting beside herself. ... Nora is a very intelligent woman; she is able to fool her husband into thinking that he has the control over her. ... Nora and Helmer had a traditional marriage for that time period. ...
Nora is portrayed as a doll that is subject to follow Torvald's demands. ... Nora was exploited by Torvald but in this scene, Ibsen finally made Nora stand for her own rights as every woman was doing in this time. ... Ibsen's entire play revolves around Nora's character. The interactions between Nora and Torvald show that Nora is exploited through both verbal and sexual language. ... Through analyzing Nora's character, Ibsen is successfully able to represent the exploitation of woman during this era. ...
One of the more obvious character that is unhappy because of gender roles is Nora. In the play, Torvald, Nora's husband, expects Nora to serve only her "husband and children", but she is unhappy, with the life that is forced upon her, because she has "Duties to myself.... He has to be independent and able and self-reliant and can't ask for help from someone who is as needy as a woman. ...
