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spendthrift
skylark
squirrel

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on the surface seem affectionate, but they actually shows how torvald only sees nora as an object and not as an equal - dehumanising

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a wife cannot borrow without her husbands consent

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nora’s act of true love puts her at risk - breaks both the law and the rules of society
society condems nora’s love

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no sense of duty
womanly helplessness makes you doubly attractive

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torvald is more concerned with societal reputation than love

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we two need each other

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love can only exist in marriage if societal rules are broken
krogstad and mrs linde see each other as equals with mutual respect

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like a village maid
like a queen

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nell is the ideal victorian innocent bride
maude clare is too dominant, too much power
syntactic parallels

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more fair, more wise

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maude clare is clearly the better option here, even nell knows this

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pale

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thomas’s dilemma, still in love with maude clare

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my heart is like a singing bird
apple tree
purple
peacocks

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natural imagery, society bad
apple tree = plentitude
purple = christ’s royalty
peacocks = gods omnipotence

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