A Doll's House Questions on Krogstad's Blackmail

A Doll's House

Ibsen uses disease in A Doll’s House as a plot device that causes characters to make ill-fated choices and suffer consequences. For example, Nora commits forgery in order to save her sick, workaholic...

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A Doll's House

The moral dilemmas in A Doll's House include Nora's struggle with her duty to her family versus her need for self-fulfillment, and Torvald's adherence to societal norms over genuine love. Plot...

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A Doll's House

In "A Doll's House," Nora's motives for committing forgery, including saving her husband's life and believing her father would have approved, garner sympathy but do not excuse her actions legally....

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A Doll's House

In A Doll's House, money and materialistic values significantly impact relationships and actions. Nora's secret loan and the financial pressures it creates drive much of the plot, highlighting the...

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A Doll's House

In A Doll's House, Krogstad and Nora's decisions and discussions revolve around the loan Nora secretly took to save her husband's life. Krogstad, who lent her the money, threatens to reveal her...

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A Doll's House

Krogstad commits fraud by forging documents at the bank where he works. In "A Doll's House," he attempts to blackmail Nora to keep his job after learning that Torvald wants him fired for his forgery....

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