I feel that this play was a great interpretation of what is was like to be a wealthy business man. The play shows that even the wealthy have problems and are not living the perfect lives that people think they are. There are many complex relationships in this play between the character of Nora.
First there is her relationship with Krogstad. Krogstad loaned Nora a sum of money, so she would be able to save her sick husbands life. However no woman could sign a legal contract at the time so Nora's father had to sign the contract in order for her to get the money. Nora knew that her father was dying so she forged his signature.
Next there is her relationship with her husband Torvald. Nora told Torvald that she got the money from her father.
So right away we find out that Nora has lied to two people, one of whom is her own husband. She lies to Torvald about the loan because he would be afraid that the rest of the town would find o
Overall I feel that if any actions that happened in this play happened in today's society the penalty wouldn't be nearly as strict. But I can understand what Nora was going through and totally understand the reasons for all of her actions.
The next theme is responsibility. Nora was certainly being responsible by paying back her loan the best she could. Torvald on the other hand showed no responsibility when it was time for him to stand by his wife like he said he would. At hhe same time I feel that Nora was irresponsible for just walking out on seven years of marriage and her children, Without warning.
When Nora finds out that Krogstad learned what she had done and threatens to tell Torvald if he gets fired, She goes from a spoiled wife without a care in the world to a woman living in fear of what Torvald might find out.
Nora never had to care for anything her whole life. She was spoiled by both her father and her husband. She didn't even
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