- a home to build." These sentiments ironically portray the very qualities of married life that Nora desired to win, and keep throughout her life; and these feelings add to her established flair for the romantic.
             Since the main plot of A Doll's House revolves around the debt incurred by Nora upon taking out a loan to pay for Helmer's recovery, Krogstad functions primarily to set forth the series of actions, which propels much of the story. In contrast to Nora, who seems to never have encountered tremendous difficulty or hardship in her life, Krogstad's struggles have left him bitter and searching for a better station in life. This attitude is best expressed when he says, "I had to grab hold somewhere
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