A Doll's House - character, plot and symbols analysis

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A Doll’s House Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) Main Characters Torvald Helmer - He is a lawyer who has been promoted to manager in the bank. Nora - She is Torvald’s wife who is treated like a child by Torvald’s but leaves in the end because of it. Krogstad - He is the man Nora borrowed money from to pay for the trip to Italy. Dr. Rank - He is an admirer of Nora who has spinal TB and announces his death at the end of the play. Minor Characters Christine Linde - She is an old friend of Nora who comes to Nora and asks her to ask her husband for a job. The children - Nora plays with her children and treats them like dolls. Setting Helmer’s Apartment - The entire play takes place at the apartment Torvald’s study - a door leads from the stage into an imaginary room which is Torvald’s study where some off-stage action takes place. Ballroom - This is where Nora danced the Tarantella. Plot The story starts on Christmas eve.  Nora makes preparation for Christmas.  While she eats macaroons, Dr. Rank and Mrs. Linde enters.  Rank goes to speak with Torvald while Linde speaks with Nora.  Linde explains that her husband has died and that she needs to find a job.  Nora agrees to ask her husband to give Linde a job at the bank.  Nora tells her about borrowing money to pay for the trip to Italy for her and her husband.  She explains that Torvald doesn’t know that she paid for it.  Rank leaves the study and begins to speak with Nora and Linde.
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 He complains about the moral corruption in society.  Krogstad arrives and goes to the study to talk to Torvald about keeping his job.  A few minutes later, he leaves and Rank comments that Krogstad is one of the most morally corrupt people in the world.  Rank and Linde leaves and Krogstad reenters.  He tells Nora to ask her husband to keep Krogstad, or else he will reveal Nora’s crime of forgery.  Krogstad leaves and when Torvald reenters, Nora asks him not to fire Krogstad.  Torvald says that he must fire him because of his dishonesty and because he gave Krogstad’s ...

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