Act 3, the closing lines
Nora speaks of 'the most wonderful thing of all' — a true marriage of equals — before leaving. Torvald is left alone as 'the sound of a door shutting is heard from below.'
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From A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen
The play ends with Nora walking out on her husband and children, the slam of the front door echoing as one of the most famous endings in modern drama, heard as a thunderclap across European theater.
Act 3, Nora returns her ring
Nora gives back her wedding ring and demands Torvald's, formally dissolving the marriage before her exit.
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