The setting of the play takes place during Christmas and New year. These two times both stand for rebirth/renewal, of which several characters go through, such as Nora towards the end of the play. The plays physical setting is limited and confined to the living room of the house, the house represents the limitations that restrict Nora’s growth as a woman. Finally, the Christmas tree. One theory is that the tree stood to represent Nora’s psychological state. The tree is put together at the beginning of the play, but by Act II, “The Christmas Tree is in the corner by the piano, stripped of its ornaments and with burnt down candle-ends on its disheveled branches.” -stage directions. As the truth begins to unravel, Nora’s mental state begins to break down.