Finally,
Nora recognizes the woman as her childhood friend Kristine Linde
, and she remarks that Mrs. Linde has changed since they last met nine or ten years earlier.
Does Nora recognize Mrs. Linde?
Finally,
Nora recognizes the woman as her childhood friend Kristine Linde
, and she remarks that Mrs. Linde has changed since they last met nine or ten years earlier.
Who is Kristine Linde and why is she visiting Nora?
Linde visits Nora in the hopes that Nora might ask Torvald to give Mrs. Linde a job at the bank that he manages. Mrs. Linde serves as
a moral guide for Nora
throughout the play, taking on an almost motherly role.
Did Mrs. Linde betray Nora?
Mrs. Linde, as she is generally known to the other characters, is an old friend
of Nora’s
. … Although this at first seems like a betrayal of Nora, it turns out to ultimately be a decision to Nora’s benefit as it is after Torvald finds out about the debt that Nora is able to see the true nature of her marriage.
What is the difference between Nora and Kristine?
Kristine is a practice and down to earth woman. She lives for others instead of herself. On the other hand,
Nora is a naïve woman who lacks knowledge of the “real word
.” She does not have any real responsibilities. The two woman are complete opposites throughout the play.
Why did Nora borrow money?
To save Torvald’s pride, Nora borrowed money
without his knowledge and funded a year in Italy
. In order to pay off the debt, she’s been skimming from the allowance Torvald gives her and secretly working odd jobs. Nora is especially happy about Torvald’s new job, because now money won’t be a concern.
Does Nora cheat on Torvald?
What secret has Nora been keeping from Torvald? She was in love with his brother before she married him. She borrowed the money they used to take a trip to Italy.
She had an affair with Krogstad five years earlier
.
What crime did Nora commit?
In the play A Doll’s House, by Henrik Ibsen, Nora Helmer commits
the crime of forgery
. She signs her father’s signature to a loan document, although her father has passed away. Nora has two reasons, or motivations, for committing this crime.
What is Dr Rank sick with?
But he’s got a terrible disease – he’s got
spinal tuberculosis
, poor man. His father was a frightful creature who kept mistresses and so on.
Why does Krogstad believe that Kristine really left him?
Linde is explaining to Krogstad why she left him to
marry her husband
. … Linde believed she had to marry someone with money so that she could take care of her family. She sacrificed her own happiness and reputation in order to fulfill her duties to her family.
Who does Mrs. Linde end up with?
Rather than marrying the dashing young Nils Krogstad, she married a businessman,
Mr. Linde
, so that she could support her sick mother and her two younger brothers.
Why did Nora Helmer leave?
Nora leaves her family at the end of the play
because she realizes that she does not know her own mind or have her own opinions and values
. She says that she was her father’s “doll-child,” that she either adopted his opinions or kept her own feelings quiet.
Is Mrs. Linde a good friend?
Christine Linde, addressed simply as Mrs. Linde, is yet another secondary character in the play. She is
an old friend of Nora’s
, and understands Nora better than anyone else. She is a practical, mature, loyal, helpful woman with an excellent sense of judgment.
Does Nora ever leave the house?
Nora leaves her family at the end of the play because she realizes that she does not know her own mind or have her own opinions and values
. She says that she was her father’s “doll-child,” that she either adopted his opinions or kept her own feelings quiet.
What’s Nora’s secret?
Nora’s secret is that
she forged her father’s signature to take out a loan
, of which her husband, Torvald, is unaware. Torvald was very ill, and she committed forgery to fund the trip to Italy that would ultimately save his life.
What is illegal about the way Nora borrowed the money?
what was illegal about the way she borrowed the money? Nora borrowed the money
because according to the doctor torvald needed to be in a different place because he was going to die and she wanted to save torvalds life
. She borrowed the money from Krogstad.
