In Henrik Ibsen's play A Doll's House, Torvald and his wife, Nora, live a middle class, conservative life with three children. Nora stays at home while Torvald works as a manager at a bank. Previously, when Torvald was sick, Nora forged her father's signature on a bond to receive money for a trip to Italy so Torvald could recover. Only Nils Krogstad, another man at the bank, and Nora's best friend, Linde, know about her …showed first 75 words of 765 total…

…showed last 75 words of 765 total…and have both been wronged by society. Therefore, they are already exposed to criticism of the world. Works Cited Gillis, G. J. and Westhagen, Jen. SparkNote on A Doll's House. 1 Apr. 2004 <http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/dollhouse>. Goonetilleke, D.C.R.A. "A Doll's House: Overview" in Reference Guide to World Literature. 2nd ed. Ed. Lesley Henderson. St. James Press, 1995. Ibsen, Henrik. Four Great Plays. Trans. R. Farquharson Sharp. Bantom Books: New York, 1959.