Complications of love

In this essay we will thoroughly discuss the complications of love in the two stories. The two chosen readings for this essay will be Birthmark and Dollhouse. This short play tells the story of married couple Nora and Torvald, who have a traditional marriage in that Torvald is a bank manager, responsible for the finances of the home and with that, all decisions except those Nora is allowed to make about herself, the home or the children. When Torvald requires a treatment for an illness they cannot afford, Nora acquires the money and tells him it's a gift from her father, but really it's an illegal loan she's acquired from the bank by forging her father's signature. While Nora knows she shouldn't have done something illegal, she also feels that she was doing something to protect and help her family, and that makes her proud. The end of the play is a confrontation between the two of them as Nora realizes she has. This essay will compare and contrast the complications of love in the two chosen writings (Shaw 539-541).

A Doll's House also describes the complication of love in great detail. It is just about how current the message is, especially since it was written in 1878. For the first fifty pages or so, the message is definitely dated, as women now have autonomy over financial decisions and most women have held a job at some point in their lives. I also think most marriages are pretty equal in terms of who gets to decide what happens with the family finances (at least, most marriages that I know of). But it's the end of the book that really gets to the heart of the matter, and that's where I think the play really shines and holds significance for ...