Linde and Krogstad had a rocky start to their relationship, but because the found respect for each other and trusted each other to be loyal, they were able to overcome their past and look forward to the future they would soon share. “Krogstad: When I lost you, I felt as if the ground beneath my feet had given way. Look at me now- I’m like a shipwrecked man clinging to a piece of wreckage. … Mrs. Linde: Well, I’m like a shipwrecked woman clinging to a piece of wreckage- no one to mourn for, to care for… Two people on the same piece of wreckage would stand a better chance than on their own” (Ibsen 89). When two people are honest to each other and to themselves, then they are able to build and sustain a relationship. When Krogstad first lost Mrs. Linde to a richer man, he felt terrible and felt like a “shipwrecked man”. At the same time, Mrs. Linde loved the money and social status but found that none of it mattered if you do not love, respect, or trust the person you are with. She did not realize what she had until she lost it and, in this way, she felt like a “shipwrecked
Linde and Krogstad had a rocky start to their relationship, but because the found respect for each other and trusted each other to be loyal, they were able to overcome their past and look forward to the future they would soon share. “Krogstad: When I lost you, I felt as if the ground beneath my feet had given way. Look at me now- I’m like a shipwrecked man clinging to a piece of wreckage. … Mrs. Linde: Well, I’m like a shipwrecked woman clinging to a piece of wreckage- no one to mourn for, to care for… Two people on the same piece of wreckage would stand a better chance than on their own” (Ibsen 89). When two people are honest to each other and to themselves, then they are able to build and sustain a relationship. When Krogstad first lost Mrs. Linde to a richer man, he felt terrible and felt like a “shipwrecked man”. At the same time, Mrs. Linde loved the money and social status but found that none of it mattered if you do not love, respect, or trust the person you are with. She did not realize what she had until she lost it and, in this way, she felt like a “shipwrecked