# A Doll's House — Character guide

> Key figures in A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen.

- [Nora Helmer](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_doll_s_house_se/characters/nora_helmer.md): Central protagonist, a seemingly frivolous wife hiding a secret loan to save her husband's life.
- [Torvald Helmer](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_doll_s_house_se/characters/torvald_helmer.md): Nora's husband, a bank manager who values appearances and social propriety above all.
- [Mrs. Linde](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_doll_s_house_se/characters/mrs_linde.md): Nora's old friend, a practical widow seeking work and rekindling an old romance.
- [Doctor Rank](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_doll_s_house_se/characters/doctor_rank.md): Family friend and physician, secretly in love with Nora, suffering from a fatal illness.
- [Nils Krogstad](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_doll_s_house_se/characters/nils_krogstad.md): A disgraced lawyer and bank employee who blackmails Nora over her secret loan.
- [Anne-Marie](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_doll_s_house_se/characters/anne_marie.md): The nursemaid who raised Nora and now cares for her children.
- [Helen](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_doll_s_house_se/characters/helen.md): The Helmers' maid who serves guests and delivers messages.
- [Nora's Father](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_doll_s_house_se/characters/nora_papa.md): Nora's deceased father, mentioned as the source of her forged signature.
- [Mrs. Linde's Mother](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_doll_s_house_se/characters/mother.md): Christine's deceased mother, whom she cared for during illness.

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