A Doll's House
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A Doll's House Women and Femininity 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 MRS. LINDE: "Nils, a woman who has once sold herself for another's sake, doesn't do it a second time." (3.72) |
Mrs. Linde is unwilling to sell herself a second time. Did Nora sell herself in a way when she married Torvald?
| Quote #8 MRS. LINDE: "What a difference! Someone to work for and live for--a home to bring comfort into." (3.84) |
A Doll's House is often discussed as play that shows the imprisonment of housewives, but Mrs. Linde is an example of a woman who willingly and joyfully assumes the role.
| Quote #9 HELMER: "I shall not allow you to bring up the children; I dare not trust them to you." (3.242) |
Torvald is stripping his wife of her most cherished feminine role: motherhood.
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