Act III — The Final Confrontation

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Act III — Nora's Departure

from A Doll's House

Nora explains to her husband Torvald why she must leave him and her children to discover her own identity. She confronts the reality that she has been treated like a doll her entire life, first by her father and then by her husband.

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Act III — Reasonable Human Being

from A Doll's House

Nora confronts her husband, Torvald, announcing her decision to leave him and their children to discover her own identity. She rejects the traditional roles of wife and mother in favor of her duty to herself as a human being.

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