Both A Doll's House and Othello focus on characters who use questionable judgment. Nora abandons her
family for what some readers would call selfish motivations, and Othello commits murder after becoming
jealous of Desdemona. However, based on the way the two plays were written, readers are meant to
sympathize with both Nora and Othello, at least on some level. Write an essay in which you either defend
or condemn the actions of these two characters. Have the authors made these characters likable enough
to excuse their actions?
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