namental, there only to make his life appear exemplary to the rest of the world. The fact that it seems perfect just adds to this; Since they keep up their "perfect marriage" visage, they do not attempt to form a meaningful relationship, since that would just make it seem flawed whenever they disagreed. She is self degraded and stereotypically and classically feminine and nonresistant. Even by Torvald's pet names for her is she degraded and belittled: "Is that my little lark twittering
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