Women have been given a series of tasks by society that, although they change over time, tend to remain relatively in the same vein as stereotypical female activities. In “A Doll House” and “Simply Maria” we see the perpetuation of these behaviors as the first way of life for the two protagonists. Nonetheless; we see a progression towards liberation and self-discovery towards developing as a human being by breaking the rules of society. Such attitudes soon find opposing forces. those forces will test the tenacity of these women; and they give up freedom and ownership for their lives that are possessed by others at the beginning of their stories. Josefina Lopez presents Maria's father and mother as a hard-working couple. The woman in this play is a very happy mother, who does not objectify herself to be a stay-at-home wife, her life is happy and although she had to face many obstacles before, such as going into debt to save her husband's life, she is a happy woman until she possesses the love of her children and husband. Life for Nora seems as peaceful as it could be, but soon after her husband's promotion and the impending consequences that promotion will bring to Krogstad, bring a new set of complications into her life. Soon her past mistakes come to haunt her. She committed a forgery, signing in place of her deceased father, which is obviously used by Krogstad, the owner of the note she signed, to allow him to keep his. This leads Nora into a frenzy of techniques to convince her husband not to fire Krogstad, however; Nora was the one who recommended Mrs. Linde to work for Helmer, who now replaces Krogstad. After many attempts, Nora is unable to convince Helmer to keep Krogstad. On the last day when she seems hopeless and willing to take the consequences, she has one last opportunity to get away with it; discovering that Mrs. Linde and Krogstad have unresolved romantic relationships and that he is deeply in love with her. This new development convinces Krogstad to stay with Mrs. Linde, but unfortunately the previous letter telling all about the debt and the forgery was already in Helmer's mail. When the night comes when Helmer reads his mail, discovers the message and Nora's mistakes, he hurries to think of a way to get out clean, while at the same time disgracing Nora for his actions. “Oh, what a terrible awakening! All these eight years she, who was my pride and joy, has been a hypocrite, a liar, worse yet, a criminal” (Doll Act 3). Nora's attitude at this point is one of guilt and shame. Soon after, another letter is received. Krogstad sends the note, implicitly freeing them from any blame and also attaches a letter apologizing and explaining events that have recently occurred in his life,