matt act 2

In act three Nora and Helmer get into an argument in concerns of Krogstad earning the position at the bank. Nora becomes frightened by the fact that Helmer doesn't want to consider giving Krogstad the job and intends on keeping her deal with Krogstad a secret. However, when Nora tries to persuade him she triggers an alarm upsetting him into sending Krogstad a letter explaining he decided to give the job to Mrs. Linde. As a result, the disreputable Krogstad appears at Helmer's office with a letter that reveals the transaction made by Nora and that he will contact the authorities if he doesn't receive the job.

Later on he runs into contact with Mrs. Linde whom he has had a past with. He then speaks to Mrs. Linde about all that has happened between them and tells her that he sent the letter to Torvald. He then considers taking back the letter. However, Kristina brainwashes him into leaving the letter at Torvald's office. At the party Nora danced tarantella with Krogstad. When they arrive at home Torvald explains to Nora that the reason he never pays attention to her when they are out at parties is because he wants it to seem like it were their wedding night as if it were their first time because he gets a desire out of it.

I think that Kristina may be up to something when she told Krogstad not to take the letter back from Helmer. I asked myself what could tempt Kristina do such a thing to her close friend? I thought maybe it is because she wants to sully her reputation or sabotage her marriage with Torvald. If so could it be that she has feelings for Torvald? Or possibly she still has feelings for Krogstad and by her keeping her job the last resort for Torvald in order to keep the conflict a secret is to offer his job to Krogstad. Lastly, I think that the way Torvald feels for Nora is bizarre and odd.

matt act 1

In act 1 the setting starts off with Nora finding herself in a major amount of trouble. She borrows money from a munipulative Krogstad. She starts off trying to save her husband's life by borrowing money which at this time period was frowned upon by others. In order to have the money loaned to her she would need her father's signature. However her father ends up dying and finds herself desperate to pay off the medical bills. Then she finds that her last resort is to forge her father's signature. Krogstad then suspects of her wrongdoing and confronts her.

I feel that Nora is sort of cluless about stuff and that she doesn't think things through to find the best way to accomplish something. However, I feel that Krogstad is munipulative because he blackmailed her that if he didn't get the job her would reveal the truth to her husband. He also says that he wants her to make sure Mrs. Linde didn't get the job because that position was the only thing left he had. In addition, I feel that Mr. Helmer doesn't deserve what Nora is doing for him because he treats her as if she is useless, and incapable of doing anything.

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"A Doll's House" was published on December 4, 1879 and the first performance was in Copenhagen on December 21, 1879. It was considered to be a publishing event, and the amount of copies which were intended to be printed were 8,000 and was sold out immediately. The author was Henrik Ibsen, who was born on March 20, 1828 in Skien, Norway. He was the second son of five other siblings of a very fortunate family. In 1835 he moved away and returned to Skien after 8 years, then to Grimstad to study as an apothecary's assistant. "A Doll's House" was one of the last plays written in Ibsen's realism period.

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