Act 1: A Dolls House

After reading Act 1 of "A Dolls house" I felt that Torvald Nora's husband, treats her like a child. Even though they are married, he still continues to tease her and to call her names such as "squirrel" and "song- bird". He also teases her for being a "spend thrift". At first Nora is a very joyful character who only cares about money. When she finds out that Torvald will be getting a promotion, she knows he will be earning more money. The difference between Torvald and Nora is that Torvald does not like spending and borrowing money from others while Nora will borrow and use all the money that she can find. Money will always make Nora happy. During this time we meet another character named Mrs. Linde. She is a family friend of Nora's. She hopes that she can get a job at the same bank Torvald works at. As Nora and Mrs.Linde speak, I start to notice how self conceited she is. She constantly talks about her self and how great her life is. Nora then becomes very vehemently towards the conversation her and Mrs. Linde are having.
         Mrs. Linde basically calls Nora a child, which she is. During this time a secret slips out. Nora supposedly borrowed the money from her father. Why can't she tell the truth? How much trouble will she get into if she keeps telling lies? Nora is very degenerate and falls below in certain qualities such as being honest. But will being honest get her in trouble with Torvald and Krogstad? I don't understand why Krogstad is threatening her or attempting to black mail her about the money she "borrowed". ? In the end of act 1, lots of people seem corrupt.Could she have possibly borrowed it from Krogstad or is Krogstad just a criminal? Why does Nora continue to lie to her husband?