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In A Doll's House, Dr. Rank is a friend of Torvald Helmer who comes to the house every day to visit him, and also see Torvald's wife Nora. When he confesses his love for Nora to her, it becomes a means of contrasting the way he loves her wholly, for who she is, with the way Torvald loves only her beauty and helplessness. Thus, Dr. Rank is somewhat of a character foil for Torvald. This also provides a contrast between appearance - Dr. Rank as a close family friend - and reality - Dr. Rank as a secret admirer of Nora - which is a recurring idea in the play.
Dr. Rank also suffers from "tuberculosis of the spine" (most commonly thought to be syphyllis), which was passed down to him by his father. Thus, he is suffering because of the actions of others and can not escape events from the past, mirroring the way events in Krogstad's past are unescapable for him, and the way each character in the play suffers in some way because of the actions of another. Dr. Rank's deteriorating health throughout the play also parallels the deteriorating marriage between Torvald and Nora, and his will to seclude himself while dying to avoid having anyone see him at his worst and weakest parallels Torvald's desperation to keep up the appearance of a happy marriage even when he realizes how much Nora's actions have cost him.
The life and death of Dr. Rank mirror many of the social and interpersonal situations in the play, and the contrast between his character and Torvald's help to develop Torvald's character, and by extension, Nora's.
Dr. Rank also serves as a way to show what kind of characters Torvals and Nora are. After the death of Dr. Rank he becomes a distant memory in their life.
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∙ 15y ago-show contrast to Torvald's treatment of Nora (illustrates the characteristics that a loving partner should have) -Nora finds much amusement in his company (even is able to act out her fantasies, or to do things that Torvald wouldn't approve of... shows him the stockings) -he is the innocent victim of a social disease (blames his disease on his father's behaviours) and is also able to admit to his diseased nature, unlike Torvald and Nora.
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In A Doll's House, Dr. Rank is a friend of Torvald Helmer who comes to the house every day to visit him, and also see Torvald's wife Nora. When he confesses his love for Nora to her, it becomes a means of contrasting the way he loves her wholly, for who she is, with the way Torvald loves only her beauty and helplessness. Thus, Dr. Rank is somewhat of a character foil for Torvald. This also provides a contrast between appearance - Dr. Rank as a close family friend - and reality - Dr. Rank as a secret admirer of Nora - which is a recurring idea in the play. Dr. Rank also suffers from "tuberculosis of the spine" (most commonly thought to be syphyllis), which was passed down to him by his father. Thus, he is suffering because of the actions of others and can not escape events from the past, mirroring the way events in Krogstad's past are unescapable for him, and the way each character in the play suffers in some way because of the actions of another. Dr. Rank's deteriorating health throughout the play also parallels the deteriorating marriage between Torvald and Nora, and his will to seclude himself while dying to avoid having anyone see him at his worst and weakest parallels Torvald's desperation to keep up the appearance of a happy marriage even when he realizes how much Nora's actions have cost him. The life and death of Dr. Rank mirror many of the social and interpersonal situations in the play, and the contrast between his character and Torvald's help to develop Torvald's character, and by extension, Nora's. Dr. Rank also serves as a way to show what kind of characters Torvals and Nora are. After the death of Dr. Rank he becomes a distant memory in their life.
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