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1. Meredith Greene

   26|Feb|2010 1

   I can attempt to; the play was written in a blatant mis-representation of marriage but that is neither here nor there.
   A series of stupid lies leads Nora into a situation she all but asked for. The character epitomizes people whom go into marriage with the wrong set if notions, that one can continue to act like a single person and keep secrets with no consequences.
   In her effort to appear normal while inside she is fraught with conflicting fears, betrayals and dealing with a blackmailer, Nora imagines herself the brave heroine while her ‘proud’ husband is in the dark… all the while ignoring the fact that he is clueless because she won’t tell him a darn thing that is going on in her life.
   This columnates to a point where she thinks the only choice left is suicide. Huh. Not a great thinker this one, as this will leave her children motherless. Ah well…
   When the truth is found out, Torvald is understandably hurt and chooses to rather unwisely call her names like an unfit mother, etc… people tend to do this when angry. Nora feel hurt in turn by his anger and name-calling and leaves him under the banner of some kind of emotional disenfranchisement. She feels insulted and that her ‘love’ has been wasted on this ungrateful man, a cad who won’t see past her vast web of lies and deception.
   We actually learn a lot from Nora.. namely don’t keep secrets from your man. If you can’t be honest with your soul-mate in life, don’t get married, as honesty is required for a happy marriage. (Emphasis on the word ‘happy’)
   The greatest lesson of this play is this: imaginary ideals are just that; marriage is what you make it… so make it good.