Research Paper on:
A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen and the Subplot of Krogstad and Christine

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within an apparently perfect marriage. In its own day, the play was criticized as an attack on family values" as the "perfect marriage" was questioned (Anonymous A Dolls House dollshouse.html).  As such, it is a play that "broke barriers and allowed other writers to deal with highly personal social themes" (Anonymous A Dolls House dollshouse.html). In this story we  are presented with Nora and Torvald who appear to be perfectly content. This is, however, due to the fact that Nora is not anything but his wife and the mother  to their children. She has no identity of her own and slowly begins to see this truth, leading to her eventual decision to essentially end the marriage. Now, while the  story is primarily about these two people, it is also a story about Christine and Krogstad, a couple that is far more mature and far more enlightened about themselves and  their relationship. They are the couple who offer up a subplot and also a model from which Torvald and Nora could learn. Bearing these realities, and possibilities in mind, we  present the following paper which first examines the relationship between Christine and Krogstad and then examines the significance of this subplot. Christine and Krogstad Now, while one may not  particularly like the characters of Christine and Krogstad, especially since Krogstad is essentially blackmailing Nora, we see that Christine and Krogstad have a fairly mature and wise relationship. "The first  characteristic shown by Christine and Krogstad is their willingness to forgive one another for their faults. These two have known each other in the past and states in the play  that she left Krogstad for a richer man" (Hall paper4.htm). But, they accept this as part of the past and Krogstad forgives her and Christine "overlooks Krogstad and the crime