Nora’s conversation shifts from her catching up with Mrs. Linde to her speaking about what she is going through personally. The audience soon realizes Nora has borrowed money without the consent of her husband. It is revealed that she is not as trustworthy as she seemed to be before and Torvald does not have total control over her actions. Although Torvald specifically told Nora to never borrow money, she did it anyway, which causes irony through the drama in Act 1. Torvald may believe that his overbearing nature is impacting Nora’s actions, but in reality it makes her not communicate with him. Nora confides in telling Mrs. Linde her problems with communication, she states the