Explain How You Would Perform the Role of Krogstad to Show His Manipulative Nature in Act One. You Should Start from Krogstads Second Entrance to His Exit.

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Explain how you would perform the role of Krogstad to show his manipulative nature in act one. You should start from Krogstads second entrance to his exit. Krogstad is an employee at the bank at which Torvald is made manager. He is the character that leant Nora the money to take Torvald to Italy to recover. In the past he forged a signature on a document which was in those times very immoral and seen as worse than committing the crime itself. Since then, he has struggled to regain and maintain his reputation in the eyes of society. Krogstad gave Nora money to borrow and he found that Nora forged the letter, by signing it herself instead of giving it to her father. Krogstad uses this as leverage over Nora and blackmails to tell Torvald and society about the incident if she doesn’t do what he wants of her. On page 44, we see Krogstads manipulative behaviour through the way he talks to Nora. Krogstad says “No, it is Christmas eve. Whether or not you have a merry Christmas depends on you.” This quote shows how threatening Krogstad can be because he threatens to spoil the merriest day of the year for Nora. What’s even worse is that it is the first Christmas that Nora can actually enjoy without worrying about financial problems. If I was Krogstad I would say the whole two sentences in a cold tone and say “you” even colder to show that I am very serious about the matter. This would indicate Krogstads manipulative behaviour because of the coldness in his tone. Another instance where Krogstad displays his manipulative nature is on page 45 where he tells Nora “Mrs Helmer, will you have the kindness to use your influence on my behalf?” Krogstad says this after Nora inferred that she had influence over Torvald. The reason why this is manipulative is because Krogstad says it in a sarcastic and rhetorical tone so it is more of an order rather than a question. If I was

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