“There
is a lot of betrayal in our society”. Write a composition to support this
statement drawing your illustration from the play “A doll House”, By Henrik Ibsen
Most people betrays others by deceiving who trusted them,
failing to honor an agreement or simply disappointing a person who has put
trust in them. A marriage partner may betray his or her partner by breaking the
vow or being unfaithful; A politician betrays the citizens by not honoring his
or her campaign pledges/Betrayal run through the play as show by characters
such as Helmar, Krogstad and Christine.
Helmer betrays his wife Nora by not defending and
understanding her when he finds out the secret she has been keeping from him. Nora
had hoped and feared for the wonderful thing to happen when Helmer finds out
that she had lied and sacrificed her comfort and money to pay the loan that
save his life. She had hoped that Helmer would take the guilt upon himself
because Nora committed the forgery to save his life. To her wild
disappointment, Helmer tells her that he can work day and night for her, bear
sorrow for her but no man can sacrifices his honor for the one he loves. She
also realizes that the Helmer has been treating like a doll to amuse and
entertain himself. This makes her realize she has been living with a stranger
all a long and she decides to leave him.
Krogstad betrays Nora by failing to Keep the secret a
bond the loan he had advanced her. When Helmer is promoted to the managerial
position in the bank he threatens to fire Krogstad, who also works in the bank,
claiming that he is corrupt and describes him as morally diseased. Helmer also
says that he feels sick in the presence of such people Krogstad blackmails Nora
by telling her to use her influence and ensure that he(Krogstad) is not fired
or else he would divulge the secret. When Helmer becomes adamant and refuses to
be influenced by Nora. Krogstad makes good his threat and drops a letter with
Helmer abuse and reprimand Nora.
Christine (MrsLinde) betrays Krogstad, her trust but
broke lover. When she realizes that she needs money to take care of her
helpless and bed ridden mother and two younger brothers, she abandons her true
love Krogstad ( because his prospects seemed hopeless then pg 86) and gets
married to arichg man who later dies and his business collapses leaving her
with nothing. The two meet again at Nora’s hase when Linde is looking for job
and Krogstad is there to talk to Nora impending dismissal with an aim of
blackmailing her. Christine explains the reason for her betrayal and then
reconcile
Linde also betrays Nora when She fails to help Nora by
convincing Krogsta to withdraw his threat(letter)When Linde and Krogstad meet,
they talk about their past and decides to reconcile. When Krogstad suggest that
he will ask for his latter back, MrsLinde says that you must not recall your
latter arguing that there are too many lies
between the Helmer. She takes advantage of Nora’s predicament to get back at
her true love which make Nora feel betrayed . To Christine suggestion that Nora
“must tell her husband about it all(secret) Nora responds “I knew it” which
express he disappointment and feelings of betrayal by Christine.
Nora betrays her husband by
borrowing a loan behind his back and keeping it a secret. Although the money
was borrowed with an intention of saving his life, he feels betrayed that Nora
has helped to get the loan by someday he consider “an unscrupulous
man”(Krogstad) who can do what he likes not (Helmer)..(pg 104). When Nora reveals
the secret to Christian, the letter brings out Helmers betrayal by his wife in
her comment No, a wife cannot borrow without her husband consent
Rank betrays the Helmers
when he confess his desire for Nora despite knowing she is married to his friend
Helmer(pg 68)
CONCLUSION
In conclusion, many people in
society cannot be trusted and prove to be false or faithful
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