Character: Krogstad
Examples/Quotes:
“A lawyer of the name of Krogstad, a fellow you don’t know at all. He suffers from a diseased moral character, Mrs.Helmer; but even he began talking of its being highly important that he should live.” - Rank
“An atmosphere like that, a stench of likes and deceit, poisons the whole household each breath children take in a house like that is a lungful of disease” - Torvald
"I will tell you. I want to rehabilitate myself, Mrs. Helmer; I want to get on; and in that your husband must help me. For the last year and a half I have not had a hand in anything dishonourable, amid all that time I have been struggling in most restricted circumstances." -Krogstad
Examples/Quotes:
“A lawyer of the name of Krogstad, a fellow you don’t know at all. He suffers from a diseased moral character, Mrs.Helmer; but even he began talking of its being highly important that he should live.” - Rank
- Rank states that Krogstad's moral character is diseased.
- Regardless of intention, Social status is lost when he forged the signature
- Society deems him as sick and diseased as they do not take into account the emotion or reason behind his actions.
- Ibsen utilises naturalism in order to convey the importance of social status to society, and also discusses society's view on people who fail to live up to it.
“An atmosphere like that, a stench of likes and deceit, poisons the whole household each breath children take in a house like that is a lungful of disease” - Torvald
- In this quote torvald is expressing his opinion on what Krogstad did.
- First time the audience sees how invested Torvald is to the napoleonic code.
- Naturalistic elements as it correlates to the time period that was present.
- Ibsen looks to portray a realistic image of a working man's belief, what Torvald thinks of Krogstad.
"I will tell you. I want to rehabilitate myself, Mrs. Helmer; I want to get on; and in that your husband must help me. For the last year and a half I have not had a hand in anything dishonourable, amid all that time I have been struggling in most restricted circumstances." -Krogstad
- Krogstad expresses his need to move on from his previous "Dishonorable" act.
- He emphasises his need to regain his social status and reputation.
- Emphasis on how society controls ones image and reputation, and ones desire to regain social status.
- Ibsen creates situations like these to portray the importance of reputation to society.