Many readings of Ibsen's play, A Doll's House, attempt to show that
             there was great change within one character in particular, Nora. It is
             fairly easy to see that Thorvald, her husband, is a wooden character,
             imposing and seemingly without humor or compassion, both at the beginning
             of the play and at the end. Krogstad is also one-dimensional, a petty
             criminal who has spent his life trying to get by without ever owning up to
             his larcenous tendencies. Mrs. Linde does not change much, either; in
             fact, she seems to be a sort of Greek chorus just inserted into the action
             to move it from one situation to the next. In addition, Dr. Rand is
             destined for only one change, death. The addition of Dr. Rand to the
             action is merely a small complication in Nora's life; she has bigger
             worries than whether a dying doctor is in love with her.
             However, Nora's worries, despite what some critics say, are not those
             of a person changing and growing up. Instead, hers are the worries of
             having always been grown up and choosing to play a role that has allowed
             her to survive. By the end of the play, those around her are also called
             upon to take responsibility for their actions. Someâ€"Torvald, for
             instanceâ€"fail. At the first hint that his carefully planned toy' life is
             about to go astray, Torvald caves in to Krogstad's demands, "making him
             even more hypocritical than Krogstad." (Rosefeldt, 2003, unpaged) In
             fact, Rosefeldt views the play from the perspective that it is a drama not
             about a woman's awakening, but is rather a play that deals with the
             condemnation of patriarchy. This is interesting: in short, Rosefeldt seems
             unwilling to propose that A Doll's House is a feminist work, but he is
             willing to say it is negative toward masculinity.
             Still another critic attempts to move the drama out of the realm of
             feminism and suggests that Nora is acting...