Torvald Sympathy Scale: Where do you lie?
My opinion on Torvald at this stage of this play is that I greatly dislike him. This is because of his actions towards his wife and others have not been appropriate or kind.
Even considering the time, I feel that he sometimes justified what he did by the idea that it was socially ok, even though somethings he did were not ok. He may be a victim of society but he the way he acts in his home is how he chooses as no one else can see how he acts, in his home he can choose how he acts, free of any pressure.
Things that Torval does that make him a controversial or villain:
- He treats Nora as a lesser being even though they are married and should be in a relationship where she is not an item that he owns.
- “My lark” (act one)
- “My little spendthrift” (act one)
- He also tries to rape Nora, this kind of action is not acceptable in any way or situation.
- He talks badly about Ms linde behind her back
- ” at last we’ve got rid of her; she’s an awful bore” (act three)
- He does not give Krogstad a job because of personal history and dislike for him
- ” It gives me a positive sense of physical discomfort to come in contact with such people” (act one)