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A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen

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An animated retelling of A Doll's House by Henrick Ibsen

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a doll's house is a novel published by Henrik Ibsen in 1879 begins with Nora Helmer arriving home after a little Christmas shopping sheets and checks to see if her husband tour Elmer is home and he comes out of a study where he has been working toward teases Nora first he teases her about the money she must have spent out Christmas shopping deals that they can afford since torvald has gotten his new job at a bank they had before been in financial trouble but finally got themselves out of it even still only gets paid 4 times a year Norwegians that if they run out of money that they could always take out a bank loan torvald gets very angry at the suggestion he hates borrowing money and can't believe nor would even make that suggestion but he forgives her after he thinks out loud that she's a woman and that's doesn't know what she's talking about the conversation goes to their upcoming Christmas party they're so happy that the top Finance times are behind them make sure that their friend dr. rank will be coming to the party then there's a knock at the door and Helmer retreats to his office named mrs. Linda comes in realizes it's one of her very old friends mrs. Linde is unfortunately a widower without children talking with mrs. Linde reminds Nora of when she almost lost her husband a year before deathly sick and the doctors said the only thing that could save his life was a long vacation in the Sun Unfortunately they didn't have any money to spare thanks I came up with 250 lb so they could go Nora claims that her now deceased father gave it to them but she hints to mrs. Linde that it came through other means mrs. has come to Nora to ask for help in finding a job mrs. Linde is hoping that torvald can get her a job at the bank mrs. Linde says that Nora can't understand her struggle as she's a child she hasn't ever had to struggle in our life mrs. Linde as offended Nora who defends herself and says not simply not true confesses that when torvald refused to get a loan for their trip to Italy I got Wonder self since then she's been saving money to make the loan payments torvald comes out of the study it seems to the torvald will be able to find mrs. Linde a job frogs a bank employee comes to Homer's house speaks with him and krogstad states he knows torvald plans to fire him krog's dad asks Nora to help him keep his job when she refuses he black Mauser we learn the Crocs dad is the one who lent nor the money even more krogstad gets Nora to admit that she forged her father's signature on the loan document this is a serious crime and threatens to end her life Ashley dated her father's signature as October 2nd even though he died on the 29th of September in Act 2 it's Christmas Day and Nora is going crazy with worry she wonders if krogstad could actually ruin her life then Nora talks with her nurse the nurse suspects that doctor rank the fam friend is the one who provided Nora with the 250 lb Nora dismisses the suggestion then torvald gets home and Nora begged him to not fire Crocs that yet tour refuses torvald is planning to give Krug stats position to mrs. Linde torvald boasts and states that his reputation is perfect he can't work with someone with a bad reputation like Crocs dad then he sends a messenger to deliver krog's dad's dismissal Nora begs him to bring the messenger back but torvald refuses and goes into his study to work later doctor rank confesses his love to but she ra Jackson Kronk's dad comes to Nora's house and threatens her again this time krogstad wants a higher up position and is willing to Blackmail Nora and her husband to get Grog stats after having dropped a letter in Torvalds mailbox this letter details Nora's crimes torvald tries to get to his male button keeps preventing him she says that she needs help with her dancing what's the price for the entire night in the meantime since mrs. Linde to try to get krogstad to reconsider its now at 3 and mrs. Lynn speaking with Crocs dad at Downers house Crocs dad is bitter towards misled we learned that mrs. Linde left krogstad after a richer man came around mrs. Lynn defends herself she says that she only did what she did to provide for her mother and her two young Brothers unfortunately krog's dad was not a reliable source of income in the past but this is Lynn says that they're both single now and could live their lives together is there talk mrs. Linde convinces krogstad that he should leave the letter and allow torvald to read it she thinks that the secrecy is toxic the letter from Croc and she is in a raged she even says that he doesn't trust Nora to raise their children any longer nor will remain in the house but only to keep up appearances then another letter come true kronstadt and it's the bond krog's dad has decided to forget about the matter and the owners reputation is secure unfortunately the marriage is completely destroyed in what size realizes that torvald never loved her instead he loved the idea of being in love with her she realizes that she needs to educate herself she real but she has a responsibility to be more independent she needs to defend herself in the complicated full she lives in she even begins to doubt her religion she is sick and tired of Mantella what to think once in her life she's determined to take her life into her own hands

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