The true meaning of each character is shown in the symbolic setting created by Ibsen. In Austin E. Quigley's evocative article “A Doll's House Revisited,” “he argues that, despite the diversity of symbols in Ibsen's work, all of these symbols work collectively to constitute a coherent and extensive” network of images…a series of verbal and visual motifs that function not only as supporting elements but as contributing components” (587) to the drama” (Drake). The Christmas tree, the Tarantella and the New Year are symbols that reveal the lives of the characters and show their hidden secrets.