A Doll's House Act One Summary & Analysis from LitCharts ... | a doll house analysis
Mrs.LindesayssheknowsthatNoraandTorvaldspentayearinItaly,andNoraexplainsthat,althoughitsavedTorvald’slife,itwasn’teasytogobecauseitcostsomuchmoney.Mrs.Lindenotesthatitwasluckytheyhadthemoneygiventhecircumstances,andNorasaysthattheygotitfromherfather,whodiedaroundthetimethattheyleft.Noraexplainsthat,becauseshewasheavilypregnantandtakingcareofTorvald,whowassick,shewasunabletolookafterherfatherinhisfinaldays,andthatthiswasthesaddestthingthathadhappenedtoherduringhermarriage.ImmediatelyafterNora...
Mrs. Linde says she knows that Nora and Torvald spent a year in Italy, and Nora explains that, although it saved Torvald’s life, it wasn’t easy to go because it cost so much money. Mrs. Linde notes that it was lucky they had the money given the circumstances, and Nora says that they got it from her father, who died around the time that they left. Nora explains that, because she was heavily pregnant and taking care of Torvald, who was sick, she was unable to look after her father in his final days, and that this was the saddest thing that had happened to her during her marriage. Immediately after Nora’s father’s death, they left for Italy, and by the time they returned Torvald was completely cured and healthy again.