Krogstad as a Foil Character in A Doll's House

The ultimate goal of drama is believed to be the audience's suspension of disbelief for the brief time that they are watching the play. That said, it does not follow that works of drama do not have other purposes as well. They are meant to make the audience think about the world beyond the stage, about society, and about the minds of individuals. Such is the case with Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House. Ibsen uses minor characters and subplot in order to reinforce the issues among the major characters in the play. Here, we will discuss such a relation. It seems apparent that Krogstad and his own situation is being used as a foil for the plot of Nora and her crime.

In A Doll's House, we are given the story of Nora who has forged her father's signature in order to save her husband's health when he is sick. Like Nora, Krogstad has also been wronged by society, and has also forged signature

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