Just like every part 2 of every trilogy

    Act 2, a beautiful piece of refinement to build up to act 3 if you ask me.  Henrik Ibsen so wonderfully explained more about the characters back story and personality that I could not help myself but jauntily leave the room after the act was over.  I'd like to start off with the best character in this whole act, Dr. Rank.  He started off in act 1 as a simple doctor who was very friendly in general  In act 2 we soon learn that he has spine tb, is going to die in a matter of days and is in love with Nora.  Then when you least expected it, his entire character changes from simple to complex in a blink of an eye:

Hysterics aside it took me a while to realize the man is going to die soon and is about to be bankrupt so  confessing your love to a married woman wouldn't be that bad.  Speaking of a married woman, lets go to Nora.

    Nora now is confronted with the excruciatingly painful task of getting the letter before Krogstad and later Torvalds does and also talking with Dr. Rank.  Starting off with Dr. Rank, Henrik Ibsen uses this moment to show that Nora isn't completely immoral by not asking a dying man for money to fix her problem.  I was pretty surprised that Nora provided good morale advice after the confession.

    Nora: You see, there are that one loves, and others that perhaps would rather be with(Ibsen 196)

I'd like to also add, as my text to text reference:

Twilight's glimmering Vampires and shirtless werewolves were cool and all but we already knew who Bella was going to be with #teamedward.  Just like in A Doll's House we already knew who Nora was going to be with in the long run.  Ibsen then utilizes this part to show how the relationship between Nora and Torvald is like and how Nora can easily use the right cards to make Torvald what she wants. Its devious but she has gotten this far building up her marriage on lies.

    

    Onto Torvald, the man that makes everyone, men and women alike, cringe when we he talks to Nora.  Throughout the Acts I wish I could drill this into his head.

In this act we learn how utterly revolting Torvald's character is and how power goes through his head.  Henrik Ibsen sets this up by how he has the choice to fire and hire at the bank, gives pet names for Nora since he is her husband and at how all the characters in the play so far rely on him for everything.  Act 2 proves this by Krogstad having to leave a letter for Torvald for his job, Nora asking him to teach her the tarantella, and telling the Nurse to send the letter out rage without any question,

Mrs. Linde stays rather stagnant as a character in this part, but we do learn more about her past.   Throughout the act, she come in and out of the scene giving Nora as much help as possible with Krogstad without much protest which I found interesting.  It is true that Nora is close friends with her and that she is in great danger, but Mrs. Linde never says anything negative about Krogstad whenever he's brought up while Torvald and Dr. Rank do.  Towards the end of the Act, we are provided with a very important quote that explains why she is like this to Krogstad which helps set up Act 3.

    Mrs. Linde:  There was a time when he[Krogstad] would gladly do anything for me.(Ibsen 203)

Finally, Krogstad.  Krogstad still continues to be an antagonist but his whole persona changes in Act 2.  In Act 1, Krogstad was an intolerable character who pushed Nora passed her boundaries coldhearted remarks and blackmail.  Now we've learned more about him and I have grown quite fond of him.  Krogstad is like any old working class father and is doing anything he can to support his family.  He is very stern and isn't easily moved by any of Nora's pleas for mercy because he has been through in much more difficult times than Nora has.  This is once again another element Ibsen uses to build up into Act 3.  What caught my eye the most that Krogstad even contemplated suicide, knew Nora has too, and states he doesn't have the courage to.  This can almost add some rays of light on Krogstad to show that he has a conscience in some shape or form to know that he shouldn't kill himself.

Even though Act two didn't have many dynamic scenes, it served it's purpose well to build up into act 3. We learn a lot about the characters on their personality, morals, and back story.

What did you think about part 2, was it just as amazing as I thought it was?

Do you think Mrs. Linde stagnant character will effect Nora?

Has your perspective of Krogstad changed?