Some characters are characterized in both plays. The character that struck me from Henrik Ibsen's “A Doll's House” was Nora; who in this case is the main character. In Arthur Miller's "The Crucibles", the character who struck me with her independence was Elizabeth. Both of these characters have their own personalities, which we can establish through the captions and quotes in the play. The plays illustrate that both women in the plays depict submissive behavior, but set in different times and places. “A Doll's House” is set in Norway in the 19th century, while “The Crucibles” is set in Massachusetts in the 17th century. This shows the difference between the two characters. Both characters illustrate what they represent and do not fully commit to their submissive role, although being less submissive is more shown in Nora's part. Nora is a very intriguing character to experience while reading the play as she is supposed to be a typical submissive wife, but is actually very manipulative. One of the examples of Nora's behavior is when she eats her macaroons which she shouldn't have with her, which goes against her husband's rule; this shows lack of submission. “[Puts the bag of macaroons in his pocket and wipes his mouth.] Come here, Toravald, and see what I have bought.” (pg.12) Nora is describing that she is not allowed to have the macaroons and hides them carefully Helmer. "[Wagging his finger at her.] Didn't Miss Sweetie break the rules in town today?" (p.14), "No, I assure you, Torvald" (p.14), "Did he not munch on sweets?" (pg.14) This illustrates how Nora is not completely submissive to her husband and does not respect his rules... middle of paper... nd, and no longer judges him for what he has done.” (pg145) Both are very different characters but have some resemblance to submission. At the beginning of A Doll's House Nora acted submissively towards her husband Helmer, but what the audience saw was different. We saw how Nora disobeyed him in many situations and how childish her actions were compared to Elizabeth's. In the play we can see how she suddenly couldn't handle the pressure anymore and needed to leave her husband to find her own life. In Elizabeth's situation she was a good and honest wife to Proctor and showed constant submission, until John lost her trust. This is where she started judging and not taking her husband's side. Eventually, though, Elizabeth came to her senses as an adult and realized that in serious and scary situations she had to forget and be my husband..