How would you describe the concept of "closure"on the Third Act of A Doll's House.

In Henrik Ibsen's play A Doll's House,
there are three developing, interwoven plots moving within the
play.

Of the two secondary plots, the one involving Kristine Linde
and Krogstad seem, ironically, to be the healthiest. Even though both of these characters have
suffered, and Krogstad has been wounded by the experience, they see value not only in their
shared experience of suffering at the hands of an unsympathetic society, but recognize kindred
spirits in each other. They are both stronger for the situations which have brought them
together, and believe their combined fortitude will help them survive in the unfriendly world in
which they live. They take each other at face value without judgment and agree to invest
themselves in a relationship that has meaning and mutual respect.

In
the relationship between Dr. Rank, Nora and Torvald, we learn that Dr. Rank is in love with Nora,
but she wants no part of it, though she teases him in a most inappropriate way throughout the
play.

I believe we (as readers) tend to make excuses for Nora
because she has been treated by a child so much of her life. However, I question this when we see
the intelligent and strong-willed woman she reveals herself to be by the end of the
play.

In terms of Torvald and Dr. Rank, I find myself continually
disappointed in Nora's husband, who is not only inept as a husband, it seems, but also as a
friend: perhaps simply as a human being. In Dr. Rank's case, these men are supposed to be good
friends, who visit almost daily. Behind Rank's back, Torvald is like petulant child, not wanting
to waste his time with the man, while Rank seems to genuinely care for Torvald. However, when Dr.
Rank says goodbye to face alone his impending death, Torvald never lifts a finger to go to him.
Although Rank as requested no one come to him, a true friend would at least try. Torvald has a
weak character, and I see little resolution to this plot line.

The
most central of these story lines exists between Nora and Helmer. When Torvald realizes what his
wife has done, regardless of the fact that she broke the law to save his life, all he can think
about is how it might poorly affect his reputation. Torvald is short-sighted and shallow.  Nora,
on the other hand, finally sees her husband for the weak and selfish man he is. It is at this
point that she comes into her own, and decides to leave Torvald, though he begs her to
stay.

If she stayed, I doubt things would change: Torvald is a
product of his male-dominated society. I wonder where Nora's strength comes from, as she has been
victimized throughout the story first by her father, then by her husband, and and finally by
Krogstad. In a short time, her eyes are opened and she is committed to her new purpose to find
out where she fits in, in the world. She also leaves her children behind. On one level, perhaps
there is a certain kind of resolution, that benefits Nora, but nothing that indicates a change in
Torvald, and there is a sense of sadness for children who will be raised by someone other than
their mother.