, never sad, and energetic-characteristics of the song bird (at least on the outside). Later, in Act II, Nora tells Torvald that she would "be a fairy and dance for you in the moonlight." A fairy is a beautiful creature that flies around and mystifies, much like Nora wants to do for Torvald when she dances. She wants Torvald to be happy with her, because she knows he is going to find out about the note. In Act II, Nora is begging Torvald to let Krogstad keep his job at the bank-which Torvald is the manger for-so Krogstad won't ask for the money back the she owes him. Nora gets quite worked up about all of this. Torvald finally calms her down, and notices her "frightened dove's eyes." A dove has always been a symbol of peacekeeping, and Ibsen uses it to show her efforts to maintain peace and order. Torvald notices that she is just trying keep things right, and refers to her as a dove. The animal imagery is consistent throughout the play, usually with references to happy, cheerful animals. In Act III the note is discovered, but also dismissed because of another letter from Krogstad. Nora is trying to calm down after Torvald gets angry with her for his betrayal. He comforts her, saying "I have broad wings to shelter you under" and that he will keep her, despite the incident, "I will protect you like a hunted dove that I have rescued out of a hawk's claws." Torvald is saying that he will protect her like something that was a gift from God, and he will use everything in his power to watch over her. I personally think he is a selfish man who wouldn't care if anything happened to her, as long as nothing happened to him. He treats her like she is a baby. Even though in some senses of the word she is, but not to the point where she can't take care of herself, she is just struggling a little bit. Torvald thinks that he needs to be there to watch out for her, and that she would be nothing without him. That's why Nora decides to leave him. She d...
