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It always seemed inevitable to me that the truth would come outone day and be believed. So the orphanage was somehow meant to put paidto all the rumours and sweep any doubts away
The orphanage throughout the play is a means for people's benefits. Mrs.Alving uses it to cover the truth and for Mr.Alving and Oswald's social reputation and other people use it to extract profit
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EGINE: No, shame to say, you haven’t. If I’d known Osvald was sickly –. Andnow that there can’t ever be anything serious between us –. No, I reallycan’t be staying out here in the country wearing myself out on invalids.SVALD: Not even for somebody who’s so close to you?EGINE: Not likely. A poor girl has to take advantage of her youth; otherwiseshe might end up with nothing72 before she knows it. And I have the joy oflife in me too, ma’am!
When the connection between Oswald and Regine is revealed, Oswald is deeply heart-broken, as opposed to Regine, who shows a cold attitude. The fact that she wishes to 'take advantage of her youth' shows that she was only interested in Oswald for her material gain [her trip to Paris], and that she has never truly loved him.
Despite the hatred that Regine has against his father, she is quite similar to his father in this sense - taking advantage of love for material gain and social success
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You’ve established a beautiful illusion in your son’s mind, MrsAlving – and you truly shouldn’t undervalue that.RS ALVING: Hm; who knows whether that really is such a good thing. – Butany underhand goings on with Regine are out of the question, at least. He’snot going to go and make that poor girl unhappy.
Mrs.Alving's refusal of the reality - Oswald is unconsciously inheriting a lot of aspects of his father, even those that she wanted him to avoid, the primary cause for her to send him to another city and cutting the bonds between their relationship
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SVALD [sits motionless as before and says]: The sun. – The sun.
The Sun reflects Oswald's pursuit for clarity of his past, family, and truth. Throughout the novel, darkness manifested in the house and the places he has been staying, which contributed to his illness [he was not allowed to know about his father, which led him to build an ideal image of him on his own imagination. And when this image is broken, he faces struggles and mental disorders]
"Oh, how – how dark it is here!" "It is dark outside apart from a faint glow to the left in the background."
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father’s guiding hand it’s better
similar idea
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NGSTRAND: Can you ask a father what he wants with his only child? Aren’t Ia lonely and forsaken widower?
This once again shows his manipulative endeavor. + how he repeats the word 'father' and 'child' "What the hell's this? Going against your own father, are you, girl?" He brings up familial and bloodline connection before revealing is true intention, as a means for Engstrand to make Regine feel bad for him. His primary interest lies in how she can be used as 'womenfolk round the house, for a bit of fun in the evenings, singing and dancing'
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EGINE: Yes, you can be sure we’ll see about it! Me! Who’s grown up herewith Mrs Alving, the wife of the chamberlain? Me! Who’s been treatedalmost like one of the family here –? I’m supposed to move home to you?To a house like that? Ugh!
Engstrand's treatment of Regine throughout the play can be interpreted as both exploitative and manipulative. The relationship between the two figures lack of connection and concern for each others' well being, because both of them are focused on their desires and ambitions for material success. This quote specifically highlights Regine's awareness of Engstrand's manipulative endeavor, as well as her refusal to be used for his gain
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