are more examples of her skill for deception throughout the story, but for constraints, there is only mention of two.?Nora is not quite as nave as she would like to appear,? according to Hermann J. Weigand (233). He explains that she knows more about Rank?s disease than we give her credit for at the beginning. She has talked to Dr. Rank privately and knows things about his illness that Torvald doesn?t know. She knows that there is nothing they can do to cure Rank?s illness. Dr. Rank confided in Nora that he didn?t want Torvald or her to fuss or cry over his death. He said that he would not tell them when the time comes because he didn?t want either of them to be in his death chamber, but he would send ?his calling card marked with a black cross,? (Kirszner & Mandell 1224).After failing to talk to Rank and after re-evaluation Nora realizes that the situation is not going to improve, her first thought was suicide. She soon decides against this idea, making her final decision to leave the family and the household. Torvald said many hurtful things to Nora after reading the first letter. Upon reading the second letter from Krogstad, he tried repenting to her but, it was not enough to make her stay. Salome says, ?To Nora, it seems that she had been reduced to a lapdog which was whipped and then restored to grace?? (230). She felt that the damage was already done. Nora told Torvald that their children would be better off without her because of her dishonesty. She felt for the last eight years she had been sleeping beside a stranger. Salome says, ?Though distuned from reality, she gradually senses that her relationship with Torvald Helmer is that of a charming child to a parent, and not one of equals. Yet, ever more patiently, she looks for a miracle from above,? (227). Once the miracle that she had hoped for did not come, she knew she did not love him. Her childhood dreams and fantasies were shattered. She declined his offer f...
