A Doll's House- Eyosyas

This play has a lot going on for the first Act. Elements such as irony, deceit and ulterior motives run ramped thru this story. I can't decide who to side with. The whole town depicts Krogstad as a crook and an overall morally corrupt person. I was eager to find out why that is. After he tells Nora about his fraudulent signature, which Nora is guilty of doing against him,  I started to think maybe he did it out of "love" too. I find Nora's notion of the legal system using love as a provision to absolve legal wrong doings extremely comical. Maybe in a court case with a jury, and a good lawyer present, the love argument might sway some of the jury but still, forging a signature is a huge crime since a person's signature carries so much weight. I do agree with Helmer's standpoint on Krogstad's actions. Everyone makes mistakes but you have to admit you're wrong and take the punishment for it. Lying to everyone and being deceitful makes you look like a snake. One line that stuck with me, stated by Hemer, was, "Because an atmosphere of lies infects and poisons thew whole life of a home. Every breath the children take in a house like that is full of the germs of moral corruption" (1140). That line resented in Norma's ears because its clearly evident how fond she is of her children. She doesn't want to be a bad influence by any means. Going back to Krogstad, maybe he seems like a snake trying to bribe Nora about her forged signature in order to keep his job. But is he wrong? He faced the same adversity she's going thru. He just wants to reestablish his name and get some minute spec of respect back from the community. Now Nora is between a rock and a hard place. In my opinion, I think Nora should tell Helmer about the loan she took instead of Krogstad using it as a ploy to keep his job. But then again, Krogstad will out her to the world in regards to her fraudulent actions. I can't wait to read how this dilemma transpires!