A Doll House Moral Crime

In Henrik Ibsen’s play a doll house Nora Helmer commits both a moral and legal crime. When her husband was ill a doctor said that they should go on a vacation so he can heal. However, this trip to Italy is quite expensive and they did not have the funds to pay for it. Her husband Trovald, refused to take a loan out so ,Nora Took an illegal loan from Mr. Krogstad by forging her dead father signature three days after he died(1262). From a legal perspective this is fraud and she could have been charged in court of this crime. The moral crime she committed is she hid the massive debt from her husband and continually lied to him. She stated “ he mustn’t know” when she was talking to Mrs.Linde this shows that Nora knew what she was aware that she …show more content…
However, did not only explain her actions in the play she defended them as well. when she was confronted by Mr. Krogstaby about the forged signature. Reason she used herself was she did it out of love for her father and her husband. The reason that she needed the money was so she could afford the trip to Italy to help her husband get better from the illness he caught. The husband didn’t want to be in debt so there for, he didn’t want to take a loan out and it was sacrificing his health so to “save” her husband she forged your father signature to get the money. She didn’t ask your father to sign for the loan even though she claimed he would of signed for it if she asked was that he was ill and she wanted to “ protect him from anxiety and care” while he was on his deathbed. Nora broke the law in order to help her love ones, The loan was used to save her husband’s life and she believes that she had just reason to break the law because it was done out of love. Though her moral Choice is understandable but as Mr. Krogstaby stated “laws do not inquire motive” and some of her choices such as lying to her husband Challenges for Moral