a. Nora Helmer: Main character of play. Nora has never lived alone, going immediately from the care of her father to that of her husband; is impulsive and materialistic. Over the course of the three Acts, emerges as a fully independent

b. Torvald Helmer: Husband of Nora Helmer of eight years; he sees himself primarily as responsible for the financial welfare of his family and as a guardian for his wife. Torvald is particularly concerned with morality.

c. Dr. Rank: Friend of the family and physician of Torvald; Rather than providing

7. Syntax: The author employs sophisticated syntax to convey the characters attitudes towards a rigid societal structure of 19th century England. The dialogue contains compound-complex sentences on serious issues “In this business world there’s what they call quarterly interest and what they call amortization, and the are always so terribly hard to manage…I couldn’t let the children go poorly dressed; whatever I got for them, I felt I had to use up completely— the darlings.”(Nora 1572) The syntax at other times is lighter and uses conversational fragments “The lottery? Pooh! No art to that.” (Nora 1571). The structure of the dialogue between characters in the play is an important part of the author’s conveyance of gravity and lightheartedness.

b. Nils Krogstad: Man from whom Nora borrows money to pay for trip to Italy and an employee at the bank with Torvald. Was involved in a work scandal many years previously; as a result, his name has been sullied and his career stunted.

13. Main Strategy: The author effectively creates a doll house, delicate and non-serious by employing figurative language in the dialogue of the characters. Topics amongst characters are never hit head on until the conclusion of the work when Nora reaches self-realization. When Dr. Rank confronts Nora with his approaching death he states, “ I’m the most miserable of all my patients. The past few days I’ve been auditing my internal accounts. Bankrupt! Oh that loss you’ll easily get over.” This metaphor serves as a euphemism for death. The element of avoidance tran

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