Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House"

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This paper explains that, in "A Doll's House", Henrik Ibsen tells the story of Nora Helmer and her husband Torvald, a happy and charming couple who obviously love each other very much. The paper reviews the plot and points out that infatuation and cheerfulness is not the same as true love and happiness. The paper concludes that Nora leaves at the end of the play because she thought that she had control over Torvald and could make him love her no matter what. However, when she discovers this is not the case, she no longer wants to be involved in the marriage.

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"She doesn't realize that it even bothers her until her husband's feelings about her being become apparent. When Nora starts to realize that her husband is always treating her that way, she also starts to realize that she doesn't like it very much. It also reminds her of her father, because he treated her as if she were a doll. He was very careful with her and made sure that she had pretty things and nice clothes. He shielded her from the realities of life and the outside world."

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