Love and Marriage

Question 1

“I wouldn’t be a proper man if i didn’t find a woman doubly attractive for being so deviously helpless.”

Answer 1

• Torvald
• Shows the superiority of his love as he only loves her when she is passive and child-like

Question 2

“Can’t I look at my most treasured possession?”

Answer 2

• Torvald
• Portrays Nora as a prize possession
• Torvald captures and takes pride in Nora as an accessory

Question 3

“You can rely on me”

Answer 3

• Torvald
• Ironic as when he finds out about the loan he neglects to support her emotionally, instead he calls her a criminal

Question 4

“My pretty little pet is very sweet”

Answer 4

• Torvald
• Animalistic view dehumanises her as a submissive pet instead of a wife
• Possessive pronoun highlights his entitlement

Question 5

“I would never dream of doing anything you didn’t want me to.”

Answer 5

• Nora
• Plays role of perfect wife through promising to submit to Torvald’s every command