authority of that heaven. His wife, whom he loves so much, is sober and sacrificing. He strongly believes that he has been doing the job, both as a father and husband perfectly well. But things are not the same as they appear to be. Laura is least concerned about the research activities as they seem meaningless to her. She strongly objects the theory of her husband’s intellectual activities and ideas which can have a strong impact on the innocent mind bertha and drive her away from the general values of life. The captain wanders in a world of mere illusion which keeps him happy.
Laura, the wife at once sets herself to win over the captain’s potentials, establishing her superiority .She does not like her husband, buying scientific books for his research work. She thinks that her husband is mad enough to try for what is happening in the remote planet through a microscope though it is originally a spectroscope. She also mentions that the captain is changing his mind more often. Being unfaithful, she steals his important letters, related to his research work. Certain things show our dislike towards Laura. May be she cannot tolerate her husband’s sensational rise to a position of immense in the research field. But on the other hand, the captain believes that he is true to his duties and maintaining a perfect balance between his dual responsibilities in spite of all his busy schedules. Such actions from Laura, exposes the real nature of their relationship and compels him to believe that she has no feelings for him at all.
Coming back to the education of Bertha, the captain sees a mere reflection oh his moral values in his child. But Laura’s attempt to bring up the child in her own model clearly shows her desire to establish her own