Act III

I find the concept of love to be very interesting in the part that it plays in the theme of A Doll's House. The central theme that I am talking about is deception. Throughout the story there is a conflict between almost all the characters in which no one knows who to trust and bonds are formed over mutual feelings of this distrust. An example of this is how Krogstad and Mrs. Linde ended up together. It wasn't only because they both had been living unhappily but also because they shared the same judgements on the deception occurring in Nora and Torvald's relationship and felt it should end. In a less literal sense there was deception between Nora and Torvald in that the love they shared was really a lie and a facade. It was mostly to keep up appearances and to give the illusion that they had a happy family, not only deceiving the public, but Torvald and Nora as well. "The miracle" which Nora spoke of summed up how fake and deceiving their love was simply because Torvald was only concerned with his public image and once he felt it was tarnished because of Krogstad's letter he had no more love for Nora. But on the other hand his "feelings" completely changed once he had realized the crimes Nora committed would not be brought to light in front of everyone. I believe Nora had the right idea to be on her own to discover more about the world and societies around her, seeing as how Torvald was keeping her closeted and ignorant. It was the only real honest action of the whole play.