Character progression and change is an extremely important theme in Ibsen’s A Doll’s House. Throughout the play, the key characters evolve and develop into something different then the reader’s first impression. Instead of keeping the same personality and traits they possesses at the beginning of the play throughout the play, they main characters seem to change their personality as well as their role in the play as a whole. By, making the characters progress alongside the progression of the play, Ibsen allows the readers or audience watch and observe each character as they evolve using their dialogue and actions. The character that changes the most throughout the play is Nora Helmer. Nora starts out as an extremely submissive and childish middle-class housewife and behaves accordingly. This is shown by the way Torvald treats her at the begging of the play. He does not allow her to eat sweets, especially macaroons, and treats her much like a father would treat his spoiled daughter. Another example of Nora’s apparent immaturity is her attitude towards money. She believes that their family should borrow immediately in order to improve their quality of living and pay it back when her husband receives his promotion. This shows her childish and impatient personality that we are met with at the beginning of the play. However, as the first act progresses the reader sees unexpected hints of a different side of Nora. She stands up to Krogstad when he confronts her about the money and forgery, and refuses to be intimidated by his attempts at blackmail. Nora’s biggest change comes in the third act when she decided, quite surprisingly, to uproot herself from her tedious existence and start out on her own. However, it is unclear whether the reader is supposed to agree with Nora in her decision or not. We are proud that Nora has stood up for herself and abandoned her childish ways, but we are shocked that she has forsaken her husband and her children in order to do so. However, the reader’s perception of Krogstad was the one that changed the most dramatically. However it is important to realize that Krogstad’s traits and character did not directly change, but only our perception of him changed. The side of Krogstad that manifested itself near the end of the play was there all along, but had not been given the chance to be displayed. Ibsen makes an important point about human nature here saying that good times can bring out the best in someone, while harsh times can bring out the worst. Overall, character progression and sometimes revelation is key theme in Ibsen’s A Doll’s House.