A Doll's House By Henrik Ibsen

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Almost every conversation in A Doll’s House involves Nora, and her personality differs between each conversation. When Nora has a conversation with Christine, she sounds honest and expresses her trust in her. She even shares her secret about how she acquired the money needed for her and her husband’s trip to Italy. Nora says, “There is no need you should. I never said I had borrowed the money. I may have got it some other way. Perhaps, I got it from some other admirer” (834; act 1). Nora trusts Christine enough to share the secret with her and knows that Christine will not share the secret with others. Nora appears to be a more frantic and tense person during her conversations with Krogstad. Krogstad becomes aware of Nora’s forgery, and he threatens to reveal the details of it to her husband. During the conversation, Nora sounds desperate to find …show more content…

She says while sobbing, “It would be perfectly infamous of you. To think of his learning my secret, which has been my joy and pride, in such an ugly, clumsy way—that he should learn it from you!” (842; act 1). She is frustrated and wants to prevent her secret from coming out, but Krogstad wants to reveal her act and the crime that she committed. Nora’s personality is different between each of the conversations she has with the different characters in the play. Nora’s conversations with Torvald grow and change throughout the play. At the beginning she is more flirty and tries to asks Torvald for money. Their conversation regarding money appears normal, and her husband comments how it is important for Nora to not waste the

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