A Doll's House
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A Doll's House Lies and Deceit Quotes Page 3
How we cite the quotes:
Citations follow this format: (Act.Line). Every time a character talks counts as one line, even if what they say turns into a long monologue.
Citations follow this format: (Act.Line). Every time a character talks counts as one line, even if what they say turns into a long monologue.
| Quote #7 HELMER: "I ought to have foreseen it. All your father's want of principle--be silent!--all your father's want of principle has come out in you." (3.236) |
Where else in the play are there ideas of inherited guilt?
| Quote #8 HELMER: "What a horrible awakening! All these eight years--she who was my joy and pride--a hypocrite, a liar--worse, worse--a criminal!" (3.236) |
The fact that Nora did all these things for him seems to be completely lost on Torvald.
| Quote #9 HELMER: "How I am punished for having winked at what he did! I did it for your sake, and this is how you repay me." (3.236) |
Ah, so Helmer's record isn't as spotless as he makes it out to be. He admits here that he ignored some of Nora's father's wrongdoing.
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