A+Doll's+House

The slamming door means that Nora is done with her marriage. She doesn’t just close their relationship; she slams the door to her relationship. She saw another side of Torvald that changed her feelings about him. She shows Torvald that she is done being his wife. The masquerade is where people get all dressed up and have a party. During the masquerade, Nora tries to stay longer so he won’t find out the truth. It’s like an Italian party. They do Italian dances and eat Italian food. The letters starts out with Dr. Rank’s death letter, so Nora explains what he told her when he was there. After the bad news, Torvald goes into his study while Nora prepares to leave. He reads Krogstad’s letter and gets so angry with Nora, that he starts yelling at her. The maid comes in with a new letter from Krogstad with Krogstad giving back the IOU. Torvald completely changes his mood. The Tarantella is an Italian dance that starts out fast then goes faster. Nora usually wouldn’t dance for so long to the Tarantella but she is trying to waste time so Torvald wouldn’t find out the truth. It’s also a dance that makes you feel free. This is Nora’s way she can feel free from Torvald with the fast tempo music. The macaroons are described as either small cakes or meringue -like cookies. This explains how Nora hides them from her husband. Women shouldn’t be having their own secrets away from their husband, especially if they got the money from their husband, and the other way around