Nora procured money and told Torvald that her father gave it to them, though she really raised it herself. Nora's father died before Torvald had a chance to find out that the money didn't come from him. Nora has kept the source of the money a secret because she doesn't want his “man's pride” to be hurt.
What secret has Nora been keeping from Torvald? She was in love with his brother before she married him.
While he thinks that such a bad character is in direct contrast to his “sweet little Nora,” we are aware that Krogstad and Nora have committed exactly the same crime—forgery.
Nora Helmer once secretly borrowed a large sum of money so that her husband could recuperate from a serious illness. She never told him of this loan and has been secretly paying it back in small installments by saving from her household allowance.
She realizes that her husband does not see her as a person but rather as a beautiful possession, nothing more than a toy.
Nora discreetly explains that several years ago, when Torvald Helmer was very ill, she forged her dead fathers signature in order to illegally obtain a loan. Since then, she has been paying back the loan in secret. She has never told her husband because she knows it would upset him.
Nora procured money and told Torvald that her father gave it to them, though she really raised it herself. Nora's father died before Torvald had a chance to find out that the money didn't come from him. Nora has kept the source of the money a secret because she doesn't want his “man's pride” to be hurt.
While Helmer goes into the study with Dr Rank, Nora talks to her old friend Mrs Linde. Mrs Linde asks Nora to use her influence with Helmer to get her a job. Nora tells Mrs Linde her secret – she borrowed money to pay for Helmer's convalescence, and has been working to pay off the debt.
The Flash (TV series) We've been waiting three months for the inevitable to happen and it finally did: Nora's secret came out in tonight's episode, “Time Bomb.” And boy oh boy, Barry did not take it well and gave his daughter the ultimate form of grounding; a punishment he reserves for his enemies.
Over the course of their conversation, Nora confesses to Christine that she has a secret debt. Hmm—do we smell a conflict? Nora refuses to tell Christine whom she borrowed money from, but does explain why she had to borrow it.
Nora is a victim of the male-dominated society of the nineteenth century. To save her husband, Torvald, she borrows money so that he might be able to recover from a life-threatening illness in a warmer climate.
The main message of A Doll's House seems to be that a true (read: good) marriage is a joining of equals. The play centers on the dissolution of a marriage that doesn't meet these standards.
Helmer says that krogstad once forged a document, so he must be fired. Krogstad threatens to reveal that Nora also forged document. Nora panics and contemplates suicide.
While Krogstad initially does try to blackmail Nora, he has a more complicated backstory and eventually relents. Krogstad's motives and circumstances are of no interest to Nora and Torvald at this point in the play; how one appears to others is all that matters.
Krogstad betrays Nora by failing to keep the secret about the loan he had advanced her. When Helmer is promoted to the managerial position in the bank, he threatens to fire Krogstad, who also works in the bank, claiming that he is corrupt and he describes him as morally diseased.
Nora's use of Torvald's pet names for her to win his cooperation is an act of manipulation on her part. She knows that calling herself his “little bird,” his “squirrel,” and his “skylark,” and thus conforming to his desired standards will make him more willingly to give in to her wishes.
Nora needs Thawne's help to save her father. As we already know, Nora grew up without Barry because he disappeared in a future crisis. The sole reason she comes to the present is to prevent her father's disappearance. But she needs help to figure out how to save him.
When Nora reemerged, she was transformed. The Speed Force lightning pulsing through her skin now included red -- Reverse-Flash's signature color. Worse, her eyes had turned red as well, indicating that she had fully embraced her rage and the Negative Speed Force.
While Dr. Rank was never married, and, it is revealed, has silently loved Nora for years.
Although this at first seems like a betrayal of Nora, it turns out to ultimately be a decision to Nora's benefit as it is after Torvald finds out about the debt that Nora is able to see the true nature of her marriage. This twist confirms Mrs. Linde's belief that honesty is always better than deceit, even if Mrs.
Mrs. Linde represents the variety of ways that women can live fulfilling lives, independent of their husbands. Mrs. Linde acts as a foil to Nora, providing a serious contrast to Nora's frivolous personality and highlighting the spoiled life Nora leads.
Linde functions as a convenient device for exposition. She enters Act One as an almost forgotten friend, a lonely widow seeking a job from Nora's husband.
Nora confesses that everything Krogstad has written is true and tells Torvald she has loved him more than anything. Torvald tells her to stop talking, bemoans the ugliness of the forgery, and calls Nora a hypocrite and a liar.
Nora faced many challenges throughout the play that made her come to terms with the awful life she had been living ever since she was a child. In order to fix the problem, Nora decided to leave her family to start a new life instead of commiting suicide. The is a big step and possibly a huge mistake.
Nora hides her macarons from Torvald because she knows that he disapproves of her eating them. She doesn't want to give him any reason to criticize her, so she keeps them hidden.