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A Doll's House
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I would argue that the main conflict in this play is of the character versus society variety. Nora Helmer opposes the standards her society sets for women, standards which have compelled her to live, in her words, as a "doll" to both her father and her husband. She certainly has the biggest confrontation of the play with her husband, Torvald, but it has more to do with the values that he represents rather than his own flaws or treatment of her. He treats her the way their society dictates that he ought to.