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A Doll's House

Analyze the plays final scene in terms of the plays overall meaning.
The final scene is extremely important in A Doll's House. The act is the deciding point of Nora's life: will a wonderful thing happen or not? It begins with a foil for Nora and Torvald's marriage. Mrs. Linde and Krogstad's decision to be together can be seen as ironic in the context of Nora and Torvald's marriage because, Mrs. Linde and Krogstad both suffer from significant personal and moral problems, they have a better chance of a happy and true marriage than Nora and Torvald do. Mrs. Linde pleads revealing all to Torvald because, as her coming together with Krogstad suggests, she believes that it is possible to build a relationship of mutual dependence of shapeless characters as long as both parties are fully aware of each other's motives. Mrs. Linde hopes that, through this, both she and Krogstad can become the better people they know that they can be.
The extent of Torvald's inves...

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