his crime was simply a
moral failing and not for the good of his family. A morally unjustified crime is the only
type of crime. Nora's believes that her love for her husband is what propelled her to sign
her father's name and pass it off as his own. Nora's motive is to save her husband's life
and keeping it secret is to save him from pain and humiliation. If he knew, it would hurt
his "manly independence" (p. 22) and upset Nora and Torvald's "mutual relations"
(p.22). Nora knows that without forging her father's signature she would not be able to
save her husband. Nora uses her wit to find a way to be able to overcome the shackles
placed on her by society and get enough money to save Torvald's life.
In Uncle Vanya Chekov ends the play with Sonya and Uncle Vanya returning to their
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