Nils Krogstad
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Nils Krogstad is a morally compromised yet ultimately sympathetic lawyer and bank employee in Henrik Ibsen’s play "A Doll’s House," whose blackmail of Nora Helmer drives much of the drama’s central conflict.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nils Krogstad canonical | 5 |
| Nils Krogstad to let the truth come out | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in a play
ⓘ
dramatized lawyer ⓘ fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | A Doll’s House ⓘ |
| appearsInAct |
A Doll’s House
ⓘ
surface form:
Act I of A Doll’s House
A Doll’s House ⓘ
surface form:
Act II of A Doll’s House
A Doll’s House ⓘ
surface form:
Act III of A Doll’s House
|
| blackmails | Nora Helmer ⓘ |
| characterArc | from vengeful blackmailer to repentant figure ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Nora Helmer
ⓘ
Torvald Helmer ⓘ |
| createdBy | Henrik Ibsen ⓘ |
| decidesTo | return Nora’s incriminating bond ⓘ |
| demands | retention of his position at the bank ⓘ |
| employer | Torvald Helmer’s bank ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1879 ⓘ |
| formerRomanticPartnerOf | Kristine Linde ⓘ |
| genreContext | realist drama ⓘ |
| hasChildren | yes (unnamed children) ⓘ |
| hasPast |
criminal record
ⓘ
forgery conviction ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipWith | Kristine Linde ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Norwegian ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | modern drama ⓘ |
| moralCharacter |
morally compromised
ⓘ
ultimately sympathetic ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
concern for his children
ⓘ
fear of losing his job ⓘ |
| nationality | Norwegian (fictional) ⓘ |
| occupation |
bank employee
ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ |
| plotFunction |
drives revelation of Nora’s secret
ⓘ
triggers Nora’s crisis of identity ⓘ |
| reconcilesWith | Kristine Linde ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
antagonist
ⓘ
blackmailer ⓘ catalyst of central conflict ⓘ |
| seeks |
redemption
ⓘ
respectability ⓘ |
| socialStatus | socially disgraced ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
the possibility of moral regeneration
ⓘ
the power of social stigma ⓘ |
| threatensToReveal | Nora Helmer’s forgery ⓘ |
| withdraws | his threats against Nora Helmer ⓘ |
| workSetting | Helmer household in Norway ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nils Krogstad to let the truth come out