The dollhouse condition of Nora and Torvald’s marriage and household was not only the responsibility of Nora, but also that of both Nora and Torvald. A marriage cannot be a marriage without both the husband and the wife. In Nora’s case, she as many women during the late 1800’s had little rights and respect as a woman. Her opinion was always second best to that of her husband’s. To place the blame of the conditions of their marriage only on her shoulders when she could do so little would be like blaming a child for the mistakes of their parents.In the late 1800, women did not work and was not considered head of the household. The man always had the final word. Women would marry to make their lives complete. Nora was really in love with the person she thought Torvald was. “Little sweet –tooth hasn’t by any chance been on a rampage today, has she?”(970) Torvald wouldn’t allow her to have sweets because they were bad for her teeth. He showed her no respect. He had little nicknames for her like Wastrel and Squirrel. Even though, he treated her like a child, she felt allegiance to him as her protector. Although she could do little in her position as a woman, Nora wanted to do what she could to make sure her family was happy and healthy. “But don’t you see: He couldn’t be told! You’re missing the whole point, Kristine. We couldn’t even let him know how seriously ill he was. The doctors came to me and told me his life was in danger that nothing could save him but a stay in the south. Don’t you think I tried to work on him? I told him how lovely it would be if I could go abroad like other young wives. I cried and begged. I said he’d better remember what condition I was in, that he had to be nice to me and do what I wanted. I even hinted he could borrow the money. But that almost made him angry with me. He told me I was being ...
