A Doll's House Krogstad Character Analysis

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In Henrik Ibsen’s play A Doll’s House, there are a few important characters who play a major role in the development of the story. One of the major characters who influence the story greatly is Krogstad. He is viewed as the antagonist of the story, but in reality is very similar to Nora. The audience observes Krogstad blackmailing Nora in order to keep his job, but they have both committed the same crime of forging someone’s signature. He is motivated by the idea of not being able to provide for his family. Although the audience may feel that Krogstad is blackmailing Nora for his own selfish reasons, in reality he is only doing this so that his children do not have to struggle because of what he did in the past. He blames his wrong doings on Mrs. Linde leaving him for a man who had more money. Krogstad’s reputation …show more content…

As stated earlier, he only did what he did because he did not want his children to experience the hardships that come with his ruined reputation. He wanted to be able to provide for his children. Without his job at the bank, he knew he would not be able to do that. Mrs. Linde manages to soften his heart, but she also does not let Nora get away with lying to Torvald. Mrs. Linde is in some ways a part of Krogstad. She is a part of his past, his present, and his future. In conclusion, Krogstad plays a vital role in this play. He provided Nora with the money she needed to take Torvald to Italy and ended up forcing the truth out of Nora. When Nora was forced to reveal the truth to Torvald it showed just how much Torvald really cared about what others thought. He was so worried about her ruining his reputation that he could have cared less what happened to her. Krogstad unintentionally showed Nora just how little she really meant to Torvald. He gave Nora the independence she needed to leave Torvald

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