A Doll's House

A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen was created to be a revelation in order to address the need to change the lack of equality faced by women. This can be revealed by the work itself and the critical essay written by Joan Templeton who has the same belief in Ibsen’s motives of A Doll’s House. A Doll’s house is the story of a women who is bound to follow every command of her husband. She is told how to live her life in every way and her husband must always be viewed as the superior. Templeton’s piece gives examples of why A Doll’s House was meant to show the need of improvement on women’s rights while also refuting notions against her ideas in a sometimes sarcastic manner.
The story starts on Christmas Eve with Nora and her husband, Torvald Helmer. Torvald addresses Nora with nicknames saying things like “Is it my little squirrel bustling about?” (Ibsen, 1350). The nicknames are weak things showing Torvald thinks she is more important, smarter, and superior to Nora. Torvald was awarded a new position at the bank where he works which means he will earn a larger salary and

Dr. Rank leaves the study when Krogstad goes in. Dr. Rank says Nora that Krogstad is a vile man and has a small position at the bank. After some chatting Krogstad wants to talk to Nora. He asks her to stop Torvald from firing him because he thinks she knows why and that she has some pull when truly she knows nothing of the situation. The reader learns that Nora borrowed money from Krogstad for Torvald’s treatment and he threatens to tell Torvald because he thinks there would be grave punishments to Nora. When she says that even though Torvald will be mad he will pay off the debt that she has secretly been paying. Krogstad reveals that he knows another big secret about Nora which is she forged her father’s signature on the promissory note, a crime similar to the one Krogstad committed to get himself