A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen gave an idea of the inner life of women and their different and true side from what people wanted to believe and what they they were thinking at this time in the world. With this play she shows her perspective on women's struggles, strengths and desires within relationships/marriages. The relationship between Torvald and Nora is not an independent relationship. Ibsen shows that Nora relies on Torvald for everything and is controlled by him. In this essay it will be shown that they were in a controlling relationship by analyzing the relationship throughout the work. Torvald is the controller of the relationship because he holds all the money and is the breadwinner of the family, even a married woman cannot work. Torvald's physical control over Nora can be seen in his teaching of the tarantella for her upcoming performance at the masquerade. . Nora pretends that she needs Torvald to teach her every move to learn the dance again, but readers know this is an act, but it still shows her complete submission to Torvald. Torvald states, “What do you mean? You are alone ...
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