“A Doll’s House” is a play by Henrik Ibsen written in 1879. It’s a drama about a mother’s struggle with a bad lawyer who she struck a secret deal with to receive money for the sake of her husband’s health. However, she forged her father’s name on the bond a few days after her father had already passed away, and the story takes place years into her paying off this debt. The heart of the play is all a build to the climax of husband and wife where secrets come out and honesty is shared. It’s about how relationships can be destroyed through a lack of trust, communication, and misunderstanding. The play covers a span of three or four days and covers the secret conversations held with Nora, the mother, Torvald, who is her husband, Doctor Rank, who is a close friend of both Nora and Torvald, as well as her close friend Mrs. Linde, and Krogstad, the man who loaned the money to Nora.
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In the beginning there is also the secret that Nora keeps with her for the extent of the play, her purchase and liking of macaroons that Torvald has spoken against her buying. As the play progresses, we see Nora have many secret conversations and even saying “Hush! Don’t speak so loud.” (Ibsen 46). She frequently does this so as to keep hidden in the eyes of both Torvald and Mrs. Linde. As the play continues, it comes to a point where Krogstad could no longer be held back, and he deposits a letter for Torvald to find containing his and Nora’s secrets. When Torvald finds out about the debt he is enraged and states that “Now you have destroyed all my happiness” (Ibsen 77). Even after discovering the bond was enclosed, Torvald burns it, and apologize to Nora, she has already made her mind up. She decides she must leave, as it will be better that way for
In the beginning there is also the secret that Nora keeps with her for the extent of the play, her purchase and liking of macaroons that Torvald has spoken against her buying. As the play progresses, we see Nora have many secret conversations and even saying “Hush! Don’t speak so loud.” (Ibsen 46). She frequently does this so as to keep hidden in the eyes of both Torvald and Mrs. Linde. As the play continues, it comes to a point where Krogstad could no longer be held back, and he deposits a letter for Torvald to find containing his and Nora’s secrets. When Torvald finds out about the debt he is enraged and states that “Now you have destroyed all my happiness” (Ibsen 77). Even after discovering the bond was enclosed, Torvald burns it, and apologize to Nora, she has already made her mind up. She decides she must leave, as it will be better that way for