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Men ("And chees hire of his owner auctoritee" = Wife is his…
Men
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"But I forgive you, because it so charmingly testifies to the love you bear me."
"I wish some terrible danger might threaten you, so that I could offer my life and my blood, everything, for your sake"
"It means that she has become his property in a double sense; he has, as it were, brought her into the world anew; she is now not only his wife but also his child." = what it means for him to forgive after forged letter returned
Helmer
Torvald Helmer is a manipulative representation of how men rely on women in order to feel power and a higher status would be given when having a house wife.
Januarie
January has a lack of self-control and is perceived 1. as the manipulative , trapping May 2. sympathy for an old man being tricked by young May
"And al myn heritage, town and tour;// I yewe it yow" = Genuine feelings for May
"Be wedded whanne him liste, and where he wold"= Januarie's decision for marriage ---> control of marriage
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"You ought to take up embroidery… It’s much prettier. Watch me, now. You hold the embroidery in your left hand, like this, and then you take the needle in your right hand and go in and out in a slow, easy movement – like this. I am right, aren’t I?" = even controlling of Mrs L
"Helmer: You see, you see! How right I was not to let you stay longer! Nora: Oh, you’re always right, whatever you do. Helmer: (kisses her on the forehead) Now my little songbird’s talking just like a real big human being."
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"My little songbird must never do that again. A songbird must have a clean beak to sing with. Otherwise she’ll start twittering out of tune"
"Do you expect me to make a laughingstock of myself before my entire staff – give people the idea that I am open to outside influence? Believe me, I’d soon feel the consequences!" = Selfish
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