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by Henrik Ibsen

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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 in once her marriage is put to the test. Having borrowed money from a man of ill-repute named Krogstad by forging her father’s signature, she was able to pay for a trip to Italy to save her sick husband’s life (he was unaware of the loan, believing that the money came from Nora’s father). Since then, she has had to contrive ways to pay back her loan, growing particularly concerned with money and the ways of a complex world.

When the play opens, it is Christmas Eve, and we…

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Posted By vicki s #229431 at Feb 08, 2012 6:31 PM

what re the 3 seeings that Ibsen is using

what arethe 3 seeings that ibsen is using in the novel The Doll House

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Posted By ami l #227805 at Jan 31, 2012 1:37 PM

Where was Nora from?

where was nora from, like where did she grow up

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Posted By akay N#208615 at Jan 18, 2012 10:04 AM

How far we moved from the simplicity of the Christmas preparation scene?

Compare the opening and closing lines of this act.
How far we moved from the simplicity of the Christmas preparation scene?

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