Torvald Sympathy Scale
Prescribed gender roles in "A Doll's House" are prevalent in all characters that interact within the play. Nora, is a victim of society's norms as she places her moral conscious above the law of mankind which is considered a crime. However, in reality, the crime she committed was to save her husband which she loved. " According to it a woman has no right to spare her old dying father, or to save her husband's life. I can't believe that". This quote implies that the patriarchal laws existing in the roots of society condemn Nora for carrying out an act of justice. In Ibsen's realist play there are no antagonistic characters and all the characters have flaws which are constantly observed by the reader. Torvald, a character who one would believe to be an un-respected male in today's society was acting the role of a "perfect" husband and provider for the family. However, in the climax of the play Ibsen depicts the flaws which Torvald...