e has been hiding from Torvald. One secret is the loan she forges her fathers signature on. She borrows the loan from Krogstad to save Torvalds life. She has committed forgery and she is proud of it, for she did it out of love for her husband, to save his life (Ibsen Notes 1613). A woman borrowing money during this time period is unheard of. As Kristine tells Nora, A wife cant borrow without her husbands consent (Ibsen 1571). However, secretly Nora does have business sense so she can manage the money and that is how she borrows it. Torvald eventually gets well and Nora is left with paying the loan back. She finds ways to save money. As Nora herself states, Torvald gives me money for new clothes and such, I never used more than half (Ibsen 1572). Nora finds other ways to make money. She finds a job where she is lucky enough to get a lot of copying to do. Nora show that she is a responsible person when she repays the loan at great personal sacrifice (Drama for Students 112). Thanks to Noras deception, Torvald never learns of the job. Another secret Nora keeps from Torvald has to do with the macaroons. Nora comes in from Christmas shopping and she has with her a bag of macaroons. She secretly keeps them hidden in the piano. Whenever Torvald isnt around she sneaks one. There is also a moment with Kristine and Dr. Rank in the room. She offers some macaroons to Kristine and Dr. Rank. Dr Rank makes a comment about how Torvald doesnt like for her to eat them. Nora lies and says Kristine brought them too her. As Noras secret side is revealed, her life seems anything but perfect. As we look at the character change in Nora, we see two different sides to her. The beginning of the play reveals a woman totally dependent on her husband for everything,. It isnt until the end of the play that she realizes she can be herself and she doesnt have to depend on her husband. Nora realizes that if she wants an identity as an adult that she must leave her husba...
