A Doll's House

Does Torvald love Nora?

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In my opinion, Torvald loves his wife. He treats her like a child, is blind to the things that she's done for him, and seems to take her for granted.... but I do believe he loves her.

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A Doll's House

Based on the context of the play Torvald doesn't actually love Nora, but rather he loves the image their marriage portrays. All throughout the first act, Torvald and Nora are obsessed with their marriage seeming perfect regardless of how it actually is. As the play goes on it is easier to see the love they have for one another is superficial. Neither of them knows who they are and as Nora later compares it, they were living as complete strangers. Moreover, when Torvald finds out about Nora's secret he is more worried about keeping their social image as perfect rather than being compassionate towards Nora and trying to fix the issue.