. >> and how does torvald see her. >> how does torvald see her, as a completely changed person. he doesn't recognize her. >> is he surprised? >> oh, i think he's dumbfounded. >> rose: he thought she would go off and drift into nothingness. >> well yeah, i mean i think he was convinced that she was-- she is still living. >> rose: right. >> but her outcome, what has happened to her, i'm sure he has no idea. >> rose: why does she leave? >> she has gotten into a spot where she is not sure what she wants. and she has this strong suspicion that the way that she is walking through life is without any understanding of what she is as a person. and so she thinks she needs to go find out who she is. >> rose: search for identity. >> yeah. and i don't think, she certainly doesn't think she can find that person if she stays in this house. because she'll just keep falling too patterns of behavior. so she needs literally a change of scenery. >> rose: that is an ageless question, who am i? >> yeah, yeah. and it is you know, the way the play articulates is it talks about that there is a voice ins