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She and her husband do not have a relationship in which they can talk. She has to hide the fact that she borrowed money from Krogstad from Torvald, and has cared deeply about what Torvald would think if he should find out. She allows Krogstad to blackmail her. At the end of the play, I believe she is tired of sneaking around and trying to make everyone happy. She leaves because she does not want to be a doll any longer; she wants to live a life in which her appearance is not always the most important thing about her....

Of course, the only thing that matters about a doll is its appearance. Until the end of the play, this has been true for Nora as well. Krogstad threatens her appearance with the blackmail; Torvald is enticed by her appearance when she dances; and Torvald is only angry about the fact that she borrowed money when it will make her (and them) look bad. Thus, Nora's decision to leave may be rash, in that she could probably work these issues out by discussing them with Torvald, but it is motivated by her own…

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