A Doll's House by Nenrik Ibsen-first thoughts

• Wife has gone behind husband's back
• Doesn't want to let him know
• Very close to his doctor (Dr Rank)-can appear as a relationship
• Happily ever after ending (except Nora leaves); he forgives her. Mrs Linde and Krogstad together, and therefore fighting over job doesn't matter. No one in trouble for forging signatures. Nora leaving is what she wants, she does not want to be opressed by men as she has been with Krogstad.

• Shows the power of men over women at this time
• Middle class family? Short on money but have a nanny
• Nora want's more freedom from her husband and cares for her children in a strange way
• Nora doesn't appear to understand how to manage money well
• Helmer has pet names for her, making her sound weak and fragile, (also that she is young and less educated on the ways of the world and focused) portrays her as submitting to his will, and that he is in charge of her
• These nick names also often relate to animals, animals are 'lesser' than humans, meaning that Nora is 'lesser' than Helmer
• She also acts childlike at times-partially deserving the names, or is it that his names for her make her act this way in an effort to please him??
• Just before chirstmas, winter
• Idea of the money lending introduced early by Nora, and Helmer's opposition to doing it.
• Slowly give clues to her borrowing money
• In first part, shows her rebelious side, eating the macaroons when he has banned themBlackmailing, and scheming for Nora to get her money back/and others to stop it
• Appears that Helmer doesn't want to loose her, but also seems to pay little attention, and time with her except infront of others.
• Mrs Linde and Krogstad's relationship
• both wanting the same job
• clear to reader when first finding out about them that they are suited for each other, he has kids, and she wants kids
• Idea of exposure of the borrowing of the money, what the penalties, forged signature- breaking the law
• Krogstad's has been shunned by society because he broke a law once, it is found out that Nora has broken the same law.