A Doll House By Henrik Ibsen Virtue Essay

Virtue is “an action showing high moral values”, but in the drama A Doll House by Henrik Ibsen the abundance of virtue is lacking throughout the five main characters. Although none of the characters in this drama consistently show the ideal of virtue, the most virtuous is Dr. Rank, then after him from most to least virtuous Torvald, Krogstad, Nora, and Kristine. Despite many of these character’s not behaving in ways that show high moral values they all display good intentions in their defining actions.
The character that shows the most virtue in this drama is Dr. Rank, partly because of his insignificance in the drama, but also because of his kind-hearted nature. While other character’s treat Nora as a second-class citizen .because she is a women, Dr. Rank treats her as a real person. Nora acknowledges his benevolence, …show more content…

He On numerous occasions Krogstad threatens and blackmails Nora into asking Torvald if he can keep his job at the bank. Krogstad has the one thing against Nora that she will be embarrassed and ashamed by, that she forged her father’s signature in order to get money to take Torvald on a vacation. He uses this as leverage in order to keep his position at the bank, Torvald was thinking of replacing him with Nora’s friend Kristine. The reason he is so high on this list is because of his feeling of compassion towards Nora in throughout this ordeal. Krogstad visits Nora and. He has good intentions in these actions saying, “My boys are growing up. For their sakes, I’ll have to win back as much respect as possible in this town. That job in the bank was like the first rung in my ladder”(886). Krogstad’s intent was to gain a higher position in the bank which in turn would raise his reputation in the town, helping his children as they grow