Play A Doll's House

A Doll's House is a play by Henrik Ibsen shows how the characters suffer due to bad experiences and choices made in the past. The protagonist of the Play, Nora, and her life are affected by the protective nature of her father. Nora did not learn how to live on her own. She became dependent on her father and later, her husband. The men in her life were never serious about her feelings while making decisions that affect her. She took debt on her own as her husband never acknowledged her sentiments and kept his pride above her love. Nora also commits fraud by forging her father's signature to avail the loan for the treatment of her husband, Torvald.

 

Krogstad, an employee at Torvald's Bank was familiar with debt, which he used as an advantage when he was about to lose his job due to his past mistakes. Dr. Rank, a family friend of Nora, is quite familiar with the impact of past actions and consequences. His father contracted sexually transmitted diseases that became the cause of his severe illness. In the past, Nora was his love interest but he was not able to gather the courage to express his feelings for her. Finally, one fine day Dr.Rank decides to convey his love for Nora. In the play, Dr. Rank called Krogstad “morally diseased” as he was familiar with the incidence of a forged signature that led to the termination of his services from the Bank.

Nora had to work secretly to pay off the loan. On the other side, Torvald does not care about what happened in the past. Due to his insensitive behavior, Torvald was not able to understand how his wife managed to get money to finance their trip to Italy. The play revolves around the past incidence, reflecting the unfulfilled and meaningless relationships.