A Doll's House Comparison Essay

Nora and Linde are both the main characters of the story Doll house and both are childhood friends. Both the characters have similarities and differences. Nora is the main protagonist of the play and she is the wife of Torvald Helmer. Nora seems to be a playful and naïve childish character who lacks knowledge of the outside world.
At the starting of the play she seems to be a selfish and spoilt woman who loves money, but she was a happy woman who loves her husband and children with no regret, she didn’t mind her husband teasing and using her like a playful doll. Nora borrowed money from Krogstad as a loan by forging her father’s signature and take him to Italy where he was recovered, and she didn’t tell her husband about the loan because she thought that it will hurt his pride. Nora thinks that her husband will forgive her at the end, but she was mistaken. She has self-wisdom and she is not an orthodox as her husband believes she is. Nora is also money spender and she doesn’t think about money when she goes
Linde is more mature and experienced woman than Nora. Linde is widow and she doesn’t have any children and came to Nora’s house for help from Nora’s husband to find her any job and shelter for her. Mrs. Linde is very practical and very down to earth and self-depended lady whereas Nora seems to be a depended on her husband Torvald. Mrs. Linde compromise her love with Krogstad, and she marries rich man for money because she needs to take care of her helpless mother and two younger brothers. Mrs. Linde is a hard-working woman and after her husband passed away bankrupt, she was struggling financially and there was no one to look after her. When she met her ex-love Krogstad she saw a new future ahead of her for a new beginning. Mrs. Linde think that honesty is more important than deceit and she explains Krogstad not to reveal Nora’s secret because she felt like betraying Nora. Both Nora and Linde are strong from the heart and loves people who care about