Torvald Helmer
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Nora Helmer
Quote 4
HELMER: "Nora—can I never be anything more than a stranger to you? […]"
NORA: "Both you and I would have to be so changed that […] our life together would be a real wedlock." (3.375-3.380)
What do you think Nora means by "real wedlock"?
Torvald Helmer
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Nora Helmer
Quote 5
HELMER: "Is it my little squirrel bustling about?" (1.9)
By constantly referring to Nora with pet names, Helmer seems to dehumanize his wife.
Torvald Helmer
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Nora Helmer
Quote 6
HELMER: "That is like a woman! […] you know what I think about that. No debt, no borrowing." (1.21)
Torvald seems to stereotype all women as frivolous spendthrifts.