Henrik Isben's The Dolls House: A comparison and contrast of 2 main charachters, Nora and Kristine.

As women of the Victorian period, Nora Helmer and Kristine Linde were both prisoners and pioneers of the time. In that society, women were viewed as being inferior to men and were not provided full legal rights. Women of that era were expected to stay at home and attend to the needs of their spouse and children. While Nora did just that in her home, Kristine was pushed into a world outside of that and …

…something as small as eating a macaroon. This may not appear to be significant in the beginning, but one can see that the small lie is just s stem of a much larger web of deceit. Kristine wants what Nora has, even though she knows it is a sham. The only explanation of her professing her love to Krogstad is trying to find a "place" to take care of a family and be provided for.