[Music] in the introduction of the play a doll's house Nora hammer a young happy wife and mother of three enters her home followed by a porter toting a Christmas tree her husband Torvald calls out to her from his office he believes his wife is wasteful with money and teases Nora for spending too much in the rising action Nora shows Torvald her presence and requests money for her own Christmas present Torvald gives it but has no idea Nora needs money for a loan she borrowed without his consent that she's been working in secret to pay back
her lender Christine the childhood friend of Nora's drops by and the two women discuss how their lives have changed since they last saw each other Nora brags about Torvalds new position at the bank and offers to convince him to hire Christina Nora then describes how she saved Torvalds life early in their marriage by providing the money they needed to spend a year in Italy but the loans lender Krogstad soon arrives to meet with Torvald doctor rank a close friend of Torvald and Nora comes in and gossips about crog's dad's bad reputation for being caught up
in a scandal years ago Torvald meets Christine and says he's willing to give her a position at the bank where he's a manager crog's dad slips back into the house he thinks Torvald will replace him at the bank where he works with Christine whom he has known from the past crumbs dad blackmails Nora watching her to influence Torvald to let him keep his job when Nora refuses crog's dad reminds her that she has committed fraud by forging her father's signature for the loan Nora tries to persuade Torvald not to fire crog's dad but Torvald fires
crog's dad immediately instead of waiting until the new year Nora considers asking dr. rank for help but changes her mind when the doctor confesses his love for her crog's dad decides to expose Nora and drops a letter about the loan and forgery into a locked litter box outside of Torvalds office Nora tells Christine that crog's dad is her money lender Kris Dean rushes out to convince Krogstad to recall the letter and expresses a desire to begin a new relationship with him even though she chose another man when they were younger crog's dad offers to recall
his letters to Torvald but Christine tells him not to believing honesty will bring understanding in Donora and Torvalds marriage in the play's climax Torvald reads crog's dad's letter revealing the loan and forgery in the falling action Torvald calls Nora immoral showing his self-centeredness and chastises her viciously but a new letter from Kronstadt arrives saying he's forgiven the loan ecstatic that his reputation will not be damaged Torvald instantly forgives Nora Nora finally sees that her husband does not truly love her understand her she will always be nothing more than his dog she decides to leave her
family educate herself and make her own way in the world in the resolution Torvald sinks into a chair and despair his face buried in his hands the play famously closes with the flattening of a door [Music] you [Music]
