In Henrik Ibsen's play A Doll's House, the protagonist Nora Helmer's personality is developed and revealed through her interactions and conversations with the other characters of the play, including Mrs. Linde, Nils Krogstad, Doctor Rank and Ann-Marie. Ibsen also uses some dramatic and literary techniques and styles, such as irony, juxtaposition, and parallelism to further reveal interesting aspects of Nora's personality. Mrs. Linde provides an interesting juxtaposition to Nora, while Krogstad initially provides the plot elements necessary for Nora's character to fully expand in the play. Dr. Rank's love for Nora provides irony and an interesting twist in their relationship, while Ann-Marie acts in a parallel role to Nora as they are both away from their children for long periods of time. Nora Helmer's character herself is minimally established and revealed early in the play, but the reader becomes further acquainted with her personality as the play progresses, as she interacts with each of the other minor characters in the play. Ibsen deliberately chooses to show Nora's true self by revealing it in the conversations between her and the other characters; Mrs. Linde is one of these minor characters who is juxtaposed with Nora. Mrs. Linde married primarily for financial security and future ambitions, while Nora sincerely believes that she married Torvald for love and happiness. This creates a conflict for the seemingly childish Nora, as she realizes that her marriage partner probably didn't marry her for the same reason. Furthermore, an example of dramatic irony occurs at the end of the play when Mrs. Linde's relationship with Krogstad is reborn again while Nora's marriage to Helmer crumbles. While Nora leaves her home unhappy but determined for a different life, Mrs. Linde's happiness seems to have just begun: "How different it is now! How different! Someone to work for, to live for - a house to build" . These feelings ironically portray the very qualities of married life that Nora wished to achieve and maintain throughout her life; and these feelings add to his established talent for the romantic. Since the main plot of A Doll's House revolves around the debt incurred by Nora after taking out a loan to pay for Helmer's recovery, Krogstad works primarily to expose the series of actions, which drive much of the story. Unlike Nora, who seems t...... middle of paper ......ciation with her children, whom she had to leave behind so she could better serve as Nora's nurse. The reader sympathizes slightly with both women in this fact. Ibsen uses their relationship to further develop Nora's personality and feelings towards her relationships. Ibsen deliberately portrayed Nora as a woman sensitive to the emotions and thoughts of others to provoke a genuine and appreciative response from a realistically minded audience who would realize the human elements of Nora's personality. Throughout Ibsen's work, Nora Helmer is a protagonist who is initially a two-dimensional and oblivious character, but transforms into a complex and rich personality, mainly through her interactions with minor characters in the play. Figures such as Mrs. Linde and Ann-Marie provided emotional and physical parallels and contrasts with Nora while Dr. Rank and Nils Krogstad worked to develop Nora's plot and character through conversations. Ibsen's deliberate use of minor characters in A Doll's House was to create and develop Nora's personality; and at the end: 1419