Similarities Between Frankenstein And A Doll's House

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“Suspicion always haunts the guilty mind.” (William Shakespeare). Humans often believe that by keeping things hidden from the world it will offer a much more safer life. However, they are not aware of the consequences that will soon later on haunt them in their minds. Frankenstein by Mary Shelly and the play A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen both clearly demonstrate how the characters of Nora Helmer, Victor Frankenstein, Nils Krogstad, and the creature show an immense part of how ones’ mind can become haunted due to it’s hidden secrets to the world. Nora Helmer is a housewife who display’s to be perfect to the outside world however; as the doors shut one is able to see the problems and hidden secrets living within her home. Victor Frankenstein …show more content…

Krogstad is a man who has bad luck following him everywhere he goes and does not seem to get anything he wishes for. Due to his past mistake’s and wrong doings Krogstad loses everyone’s respect in his society and is never given the chance to explain. He then becomes cruel when he loses everything important in life. He shows this as he speaks to his long lost lover Mrs. Linde and is finally able to express how he truly feels. “When I lost you, it was as if all the solid ground dissolved from under my feet. Look at me; I’m a half-drowned man now, hanging onto a wreck.” (Ibsen, 95). Nils Krogstad never desired to become cruel. He was not always so cold hearted but when people did not want to open their arms for him he had no choice but to shrivel up into a ball and drowned in misery. Everything was corrupt in life and no matter how many times he tried to get back up he was forced back down. He lusted for something good in his life and blackmailing Nora was the only way. Krogstad being hidden from everyone caused his mind to fill with cold and haunted thoughts. This connects to the deadly sin anger because anger is the driven emotion that Krogstad can only feel when he is blackmailing Nora. Furthermore, Krogstad mind was constantly filled with secrets because he did not have anyone who cared enough to listen and sometimes that is all one needs to become good

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