A Doll’s House (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Henrik Ibsen
- First Published: 1879
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: Nineteenth century
- Setting: Norway
- Genres: Social realism, Drama, Problem play
- Subjects: Nineteenth century, Marriage, Blackmail, Women, Dancing or dancers, Money, Women’s rights, Banks, bankers, or banking, Heredity, Christmas, Norway or Norwegians, New Year, Shopping
- Locales: Norway
Characters Discussed
Nora, the “doll-wife” of Torvald Helmer. Seeking always to charm her husband, Nora is his “singing lark,” his pretty “little squirrel,” and his “little spendthrift.” She seems to be a spendthrift because secretly she is paying off a debt she incurred to finance a year in Italy for the sake of Torvald’s health. To get the money, she had forged her dying father’s name to a bond at the bank. Krogstad, a bookkeeper at the bank where Torvald has recently been appointed manager, is aware that the bond was signed after the death of Nora’s...
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