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A Doll's House Torvald Helmer Quotes

HELMER: "I should not be a man if this womanly helplessness did not just give you a double attractiveness in my eyes." (3.253)

What's the difference between Torvald's desire to help Nora and Christine's desire to help Krogstad?

HELMER: "I would gladly work night and day for you […] But no man would sacrifice his honour for the one he loves." (3.345)

Do you think most men would generally agree with Torvald? Which is more valuable to you: honor or love?

HELMER: "An atmosphere of lies infects and poisons the whole life of a home. Each breath the children take in such a house is full of the germs of evil." (1.469)

Torvald is unaware at this point that he lives in just such a home. Has it really hurt the children in any way?