Act I " A Dolls House"

In Act I of “ A Dolls House”, the author, Ibsen, shows how life was like for the character back then and what they went through (such as relationships, family struggles, antifeminism and most importantly faith, which is the main plot of the story) which reflects to our generation too. A good example of a person who went through the situation listed above is Nora. In the beginning of Act I, Nora eats the Macaroons silently so her husband, Torvald Helmer wouldn't catch her. “ Hasn't Miss sweet tooth been breaking the rules in town…No Torvalds.”?  The author foreshadows these false statements made by Nora by using the Macaroons as a symbol of her lies, such as Nora’s job and also the forge that Nora did back in Italy when Helmer was sick. The reason why Nora has not told Helmer her secrets is because it will ruin their relationship, Nora may go through retribution, lose her house, and she simply doesn't want to embarrass Helmer. Helmer in the play is very disreputable to Nora. He is antifeminist, which means that he is incredulous that women should have equal powers as men do and believes that women are dumb. Similarly, when Helmer calls Nora these names, it signifies stupid, crazy and silly showing that Nora is frivolous to him. “Is it my little squirrel bustling about?”

 Nora is afraid of life and herself because of the two hidden secrets that might just unfold if krogstad blackmails her about the forge. What do you think Nora should do? Should she leave her husband, children, home and the macaroons behind her and move somewhere else far away to forget about the problem. Or, should she face excruciating reproach, which will ruin her relationship with her husband.