In the play A Doll's House, Henrik Ibsen delves into the obstacles of the social indifference reserved for women in a chauvinist society. In a time when a wife named Nora Helmer had to raise children and keep the house in order, she didn't understand things like money or business. So when she secretly forges her father's signature to borrow a large sum of money from the seemingly evil man named Nils Krogstad, she is no longer a "featherhead" or a "doll," as her husband Torvald calls her . Become bold and tenacious and value love over law. And then with the arrival of her friend Kristine Linde, who hints that Nora will have a difficult future when she finally realizes that her marriage is based on deception. Kristine had married for reasons of financial security instead of her beloved Nils, but in the end they reunited as equals. Unlike Nora and Torvald's marriage, which allowed Nora to learn that she will never be happy unless she leaves her marriage and that she was simply the molding of someone her husband wanted her to be. Without a doubt, Ibsen's play reveals self-determination in many of the characters. In the following paragraphs, the self-determination of Mrs. Linde and Krogstad is revealed. Mrs. Linde had denied her the opportunity for true love and self-determination by marrying for financial security, Krogstad wants a fresh start to regain a good reputation in her community, and they both benefit from their self-determination by reuniting together. At first, Krogstad plays the antagonist by blackmailing Nora to keep her job at the bank. Yet Nora’s husband fires him and Krogstad is further pushed by threatening Nora: “Within a year I will be the coach’s right hand man. It will be Nils Krogstad, no... in the middle of the paper... shipwrecked man clinging to a piece of wreck", Mrs. Linde: "Two people on the same wreck would be better off than each on his own” (Literature for Life 1184- 1185). Ultimately, not only is Henrik Ibsen's play A Doll's House about a seemingly normal housewife who becomes disillusioned and dissatisfied with her condescending husband, but it was also about the self-determination of the characters Krogstad and Mrs. Linde. Thanks to their determination they were able to once again find happiness and confidence in their lives and in themselves. Mrs. Linde got a second chance at true love, Krogstad got a fresh start in his life and they both have each other for their new journey ahead of them. Works Cited Ibsen, Henrik. “A doll's house”. Literature for life. Ed. XJ Kennedy, Dana Gioia and Nina Revoyr. New York: Pearson. 2013. 1146. Print.