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Henrik Ibsen’s play “A Doll House” tells the story of Nora, a housewife who becomes so exasperated with her husband and the life she is living that she decides to leave. From the beginning of Act 1 to the end of Act 3 (the end of the play) the way in which ....

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.... Act 1 we also learn about Nora’s taste for macaroons. At the beginning of the scene she is eating some and hides the bag when Helmer enters the room. He later questions her as to whether or not she has been “breaking rules” by eating a macaroon or two, which she denies. This shows us that Helmer’s control over Nora goes so far as to include the forbidding of sweets. More importantly, it shows us that Nora willfully disobeys Helmer’s wishes. It is in this small exchange that we see a hint of Nora’s character and that perhaps she is more than she appears to be. Through Nora’s conversation with Mrs. Linde in Act 1 we find out that, u ....