And the children have been my dolls. I used to think it was fun when you came in and played with me, just as they think it's fun when I go in and play games with them. That's all our marriage has been, Torvald. There may be a little truth in what you say, though you exaggerate and romanticize. But from now on it'll be different.
Playtime is over.
Now the time has come for education. Both yours and the children's, my dearest Nora. Oh, Torvald, you're not the man to educate me into being the right wife for you. In a moment of excitement. You were perfectly right.