The play A Doll’s House, by Henrik Ibsen, is set in the Victorian era. The two main characters are Torvald Helmer, a bank manager, and his pretty, devoted wife, Nora. Torvald has many pet names for his wife, such as, “featherhead,” “spendthrift,” “little squirrel,” “doll-child,” and “frightened singing-bird
Through the character of Torvald Helmer, what is the writer suggesting Victorian men thought of their wives???
They considered them capable and important.
They considered them shallow and weak.
They considered them elegant and refined.
They considered them spoiled and unhelpful