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    Nora Helmer and Kristine Linde, main character of the play A Doll House by Henrik Ibsen, are strong female leads who are very diverse but eventually become one another. Nora and Kristine have lived contrasting live and are totally different women. Nora lived the life of a rich woman and had always been taken care of, whereas Kristine has always had to be caretaker. Even from the beginning of the play it was apparent that the two have had different lives when Kristine make a remark towards Nora

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    her to satisfy her sense of needing to be an independent woman. Upon the arrival of her old friend Kristine Linde, Nora took it upon herself to find her friend a job since she had gone through a lot in her life. She asked her husband Torvald, who also happened to be the new manager at the bank if Kristine could have a job and he responded with an afirmative response. Mrs. Helmer had also stated that she had single handedly saved her husband's life when she took out a loan for his benefit. However

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    a much better time than men in this world; there are far more things forbidden to them. As Nora lives under the rule of her husband, she commences a plan of her own to save her marriage. A woman willing to step aside from a man’s shadow is a woman that can undoubtedly conquer the world, but will overcome many obstacles. As a delinquent in her dad's home, and as a spouse in her better half's home, Nora gives it her best shot to adjust to her condition even to the drawback of her confidence and

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    beauty, that Torvald most appreciates. It is significant that when the Nurse first brings out the dress (Act 2), Nora notices that it is torn and is tempted to rip it to shreds. This may be symbolic of the flawed state of her marriage and of her feelings about it. Mrs Linde, who is less impetuous and more mature than Nora, suggests repairing it, and it is Mrs Linde who decides that Nora and

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    Being in a situation where a person is unable to control their actions or thoughts is difficult. Whether it may have been during the 1800s or 1900s, humans experience this unpredictable event. For instance, in the play A Doll House, Nora was a wife who held a deep, darkening secret in which she chose to keep hidden from her husband. During the play entitled Trifles, Mrs. Hale came to the decision to remove evidence from the scene in order to not allow officials of the county to predict what may have

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    Krogstad as an eager passionate, Nora as an intelligent and independent woman, and Torvald as a simpering man. Appearances prove to be misleading layers that covers the actuality of the play’s characters and disparaging situations. The supposedly wicked Krogstad rues and returns Nora’s contract to her, while the supposedly kindhearted Mrs. Linde doesn't help Nora and forces Torvald’s enlightenment of Nora’s secrets. The play is set at Christmas time, and Nora and Torvald both look forward to

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    A Doll's House Women

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    some women managed to find their freedom. One of such pieces is Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House. This piece explores the story of Nora as she realizes

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    expectations that are placed on people telling them what is viewed to be correct and what is viewed as taboo. A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen A Doll’s House traces the awakening of Nora Helmer from her previously unexamined life of domestic, wifely comfort. Having been ruled her whole life by either her father or her husband Torvald, Nora finally comes to question the foundation of everything she has believed because she committed forgery to save her husband's life. In Sexton's version of Cinderella, Cinderella

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    Nora is revealed to have a secret debt, but she does not reveal with who she has this debt (Ibsen 25). This aspect of the play is very important and remains relevant throughout. It is also an example of a realistic element, as this could (and does) happen

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    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

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