‘‘Love vs. Hate relationship” After watching the film “A Dollhouse” by Hendrik Ibsen, I seen that there is was a love and hate relationship between the characters Mrs. Linde and Nora. A contrasting difference in the characters, are shown not in the characters themselves, but the role that they play in their marriages. These two women have different relationships with their husbands. Torvald and Nora have a relationship where there is no fairness. She plays the submissive role in a society where the lady plays the passive role. Her most important duty is to please her husband, Torvald, making her role similar to a slave. Torvald also considers himself to be superior to her. Nora was raised in such a way that her role in their day and time required her to do whatever her husband said to do. It all started when she was younger and her father never gave her the opportunity to think for herself and to be independent. That lead her to being so submissive and the results was her not being able to have her own mind. As for Cristine and Krogstad their relationship is much more open to us. It is clear that if Cristine and Krogstad were to engage in an argument, it is more likely that they would come to an agreement soon after. When Mrs. Linde and Nora are put in comparison, both are willing to sacrifice themselves for other things that are dear to them. Mrs. Linde shows her loyalty to her family when she knew that she had the right to refuse her husband’s marriage proposal. After taking into consideration her sick mother, her brothers, and Krogstad having money, she married for the well-being of her family. In this society family is top priority and loyalty to their loved ones is highly expected. Nora, who cares very much for her husband, saves his life, which shows again, how women sacrificed for their families. Nora and Mrs. Linde. Nora has a life of privilege and has been very carefree. Her world focuses on the domestic needs of her husband and children, where as Mrs. Linde has struggled through poverty and worked very hard to survive. She is very independent and seen how harsh the world can be. These appearances define the women early on in act one. Nora’s husband, Torvald, often talks to her in a condescending way, much like a parent would speak to a young child. His terms of endearment for her are blatantly patronizing towards her and he often calls her as his, “songbird,” or “little lark.” Mrs. Linde is given more respect as compared to Nora. The duality or double standard of treatment towards women becomes evident to Nora at the end of play as Torvald reads Krogstad’s letter. He calls Nora horrible things and it is revealed that he does not respect her, nor truly love her; he simply lusts for her. She realizes she must take on the world as Mrs. Linde. She leaves her family to become educated and self-reliant. She knows in order for others to give her the respect she desires that she must leave her family.

Work Cited
Et. Dukkehjem. A Dollhouse. 1879.Trans. R. Farquharson Sharp. Literature; An introduction to Reading and Writing. Ed. Edgar V. Roberts and Robert Zweig. 6th Compacted ed. Boston: Pearson, 2015.1488-1549.Print