My thought on a Dolls House when I heard there was going to be a secret was that someone in the relationship wasn’t going to be faithful and honest. I thought that someone in the relationship would be cheating on someone and hiding it behind the other persons back. While reading the play I thought Nora was cheating on Torvald. That was my first thought when she was telling Mrs. Linde about how she got the money to save Torvald’s life.
Torvald doesn’t know anything about how Nora got the money. He believes Nora is bedridden and she can’t do much without any money. Nora is caught in a huge lie between herself and Krogstad. Nora has done an unacceptable thing by forging her father’s signature. Nora is trying to convince herself and Krogstad that what she did isn’t worth getting in trouble for. She believes that the law with have some sorrow on her because she was doing it to save her husband’s life. It’s just like in everyday life people rob banks to save their kids life because they care for them and they don’t want to see them hurt or die. The law isn’t easy on them most of the time. So was this lie really worth the risk? Is possibly ruining your reputation and appearance worth it?
First Post by Tuesday, 11:59PM
10 years ago