A Doll's House: Nora

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how deeply, how passionately Torvald is in love
with me. He would never hesitate for a moment to sacrifice his life for my
sake.”
Later in the play Nora made the same mistake with Kristine Linde as
she did with Dr. Rank. In the following line Nora expresses her belief of
what Helmer may do: “Then you must testify... And I tell you this: nobody
else knew anything, I alone was responsible for the whole thing. Remember
that!”
These are two of the most important lines in the play because they
signify the whole relationship's meaning and underlying imagery. What Nora
thinks will happen when her husbands finds out is completely opposite of
what really happens.
When Helmer reads the letter and calls out to Nora, she answers
back almost like she was expecting him to come running to save her. When
she says: “... Let me go! Let me out!...You mustn't try to save me,
Torvald!” , she clearly wants him to try and save her, playing the role of
the damsel in distress.
Nora begins to ...

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