Make sure that you are able to write about Nora’s struggle to become an individual. Nora says she is ‘First and foremost a  ’ (Act 3, p. 100).

Ask yourself: How is the energy of the play directed towards this declaration?

Possible answer: Helmer persistently teases Nora with nicknames she initially enjoys but which fit less and less well. ‘Human being’ is the name she chooses for herself when she feels free to make her own decisions.