Research Paper On A Doll's House By Henrik Ibsen

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In a world where individuality is drained from everyone’s hearts, and they’re forced to be the perfect, carbon copy of each other, everyone becomes a victim. Nora was just a caring person who had her heart in the right place; however, she was ignorant to how the world worked because she was just a married woman. Krogstad and Linde were a couple that had their relationship torn apart due to Kristine Linde not being able to afford money to help her mom, and she couldn’t get a job because she was just a woman. Torvald tried to be the perfect man that he could achieve, but he only ended up tearing his own life apart. The nineteenth century has stealthily destroyed everyone’s lives in A Doll House by Henrik Ibsen. Nora was a woman of the nineteenth century, which meant she had to yield to everything her husband does and says. “Nora, you know what I think about that. No debts! Never borrow! Something …show more content…

Unfortunately, Kristine Linde was a woman in the nineteenth century, which determines that she cannot hold a job of her own unless if she was single or a widow. Needless to say, Linde was financially unstable, so she had to leave her love in order for her mother to get treatment and live. Krogstad was devastated, and his whole personality became twisted and warped. In the beginning of the play, he was labelled the main antagonist; however, this isn’t the case. He’s just a victim of society like everyone else in this play. At the end of the play, Linde and Krogstad had an honest talk with each other and became a couple again. “Kristine-you’re saying this in all seriousness? Yes, you are! I can see it in you. And do you really have the courage, then-?” (Ibsen 925). They were both thrilled to be back together, but there was still the issue with the Helmers. Linde wanted Krogstad to leave the letter in Torvald’s mailbox, and he did, which really shows how they are equal in their

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