A Doll's House
...epth whatsoever. She knew the power she held over him and she used it to its fullest extent. She believed she had him where she wanted him, until she realized he would not do anything for her. He wouldn¡¦t give up his honor for her. There were some instances where the reader starts to feel a small amount of pity for the way Nora is treated by her husband; for example, when Torvald calls her ideas ¡§frivolous¡¨, when she speaks about money. And he speaks about her as if she isn¡¦t in front of him, ¡§My pretty little pet is very sweet, but it runs away with an awful lot of money. It¡¦s incredible how expensive it is for a man to keep such a pet.¡¨ Nora shows her self-centeredness more often than not throughout the play. When her school friend, who has just become a widow, comes to visit, Nora is humming away as if she hasn¡¦t a care in the world. Meanwhile her friend is practically begging her for a job. I know what it¡¦s like to be in that place where everything is exactly as it should be and there¡¦s nothing to do but sing and danceƒº, but a person has to show restraint at times like this. Again, her self-centeredness shows when she believes her unlawful actions should not be seen as criminal because she was doing all of it for a good reason. She only forged her father¡¦s signature because he was ill? More than likely it was because he would have asked what she was doing borrowing money. Most ...