Oh Nora

Nora in "A Dolls house" is sneaky, two faced, and greedy.

She is sneaky in the fact that she lies to her husband Torvald throughout the entirety of the play. Nora gets money from him to pay off her debt without letting him know where the money is going. Also she goes about her life leading Torvald to think she is an honest woman although in his heart I think he know she isn't.

Two faced is another adjective to describe Nora. She acts like she loves Torvald yet she lies to him straight faced. She lies to him about stupid things such as her buying macaroons at the store. Him touching her lips and tasting his finger implies that he knows she lies to him.

Nora is greedy. In the first act she is constantly talking about money. Rather than a thoughtful gift from Torvald for Christmas she just wants money. When he agrees to give her money she asks for more. Torvald mentions that he doesn't like giving her money because she just spends it without hesitation.

As the play continues her character develops more in the sense that you see why Nora acts like this. She is keeping a secret from her husband and doesn't want him to find out. He is the man in the house and I think he tries to get this point across when he calls her pet names like his "little squirrel".

The relationship between Torvald and Nora is hardly a relationship at all. In my opinion the entire relationship is a lie. He doesn't trust her and he has every right to feel this way. I feel that a big part of the relationship is trust, without it there isn't love nor a healthy balance of communication.