How Does Nora's Attitude Change Throughout The Play

A doll’s House a play by Henrik Ibsen. The two main characters of the play are Torvalds Helmer and his wife Nora. Throughout the play it is observed that Torvald acts as a “master” of the “doll,” Nora. Apart from this, Torvald’s insulting behavior towards Nora is also observed. This is highlighted when he refers her with animal names with little diminutives such as “my squirrel,” “little featherbrain,” “my lark,” “mad-cap,” and many more. Torvald’s nicknames for Nora demonstrate his the feelings and attitude towards her. He thinks that Nora needs protection, as she is a small delicate child, who is not smart enough to live in this world. He does not give any credit to his wife and only cares about his status and success. However, Nora behaves

The catalysts that led to his dishonesty and suspicious character are he lost his job in the bank; he loves Mrs. Linde who married someone else; and his past forgery crime made difficult for him to get good job. All these lead to develop moral corruption in him. Because of this moral corruption he started blackmailing Nora for her fraudulent loan application. However, his attitude changes before the end of the play because the widow Mrs. Linde got ready to marry him. The love from Mrs. Linde made him realize his mistake and feel regret for his behavior. The role of the Krogstad in the play shows how human transformation can occur because of love from others. The character of Dr. Rank is questionable because he seems to have a humble and generous character and also seems to be morally corrupted. He has a minor role in the play, but his life symbolizes the most important aspect of the play, Nora and her life. For instance, Dr. Rank has a herideratry disease from which he is dying, which symbolizes the dying relation of Nora and Torvald; Dr. Rank tells the truth to Nora about his disease and his love for her, which symbolizes her confession about her guilt to Torvald; Lastly, Dr. Rank wanted to live alone so that he can fight the disease, which emphasizes Nora’s act of leaving the house and being alone so that she can learn to live in this world. Mrs. Linde is

However, it not just about the women’s rights: it more about human rights, which are highlighted by the life of each character in the play. Torvald is stuck in the norms framed by the society and so he tries to follow them at each and every step, even beyond his life and wife and he has concern about his status and reputation in society. Nora is also stuck along with him, which finally ends their relationship. Mrs. Linde dedicated her life to her family’s needs and married to a person and lived a loveless life. She became a widow and started working to fulfill her needs. But no one in society came forward help her. Apart from this, Torvald never showed humanity towards Krogstad or even to his best friend, Dr. Rank. The authors view about human rights can be clearly understood from this statement by Nora: “I don’t believe that any longer. I believe that before all else I am a reasonable human being, just as you are—or, at all events, that I must try and become one. I know quite well, Torvald, that most people would think you right, and that views of that kind are to be found in books; but I can no longer content myself with what most people say, or with what is found in books. I must think over things for myself and get to understand them” (Williams). Ibsen’s wants to people abandoned the norms of society, so that there is no dominant or submissive