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A Doll House 3

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A main character, Torvald, in the play A Doll House, by Henrik Ibsen could be viewed as a morally ambiguous character. He displays the character traits of a morally ambiguous person. Torvald’s personal consumption of appearances shows how he treats his wife and home and personal pride. Torvald’s wife Nora is the center of several of the traits that classify him as a morally ambiguous character. Nora is more like a possession to Torvald than a soul mate or wife. She is like a doll to him, something that he can control and shape into what he wants. Nora is treated like a child and as if she can not function a second without him to be there to tell her what to do. Her dependency on him is extremely important to him because that is …show more content…

With this she makes the decision to leave and request him never to talk to her again. Torvald’s life was based upon what he felt was right in society. HE cared so greatly what the world would think of him rather than the true thought of being a family. He could not determine what a real life was because he only lived his life upon other expectations. The play’s character Torvald shows moral ambiguity clearly through the life he lives and the true home life that resulted from his

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