An important theme within the play entitled A Dollhouse by Henrik Ibsen, focuses on how women are perceived in different relationships; particularly in their roles as mothers, friendships and marriages. The way characters in a play are developed helps bring them to life and adds depth and drama to the play itself. The character of Nora is no exception. Nora is shown in many different moral dilemmas throughout the play, which reveals her multifaceted personality. Nora's character develops as a mother in many ways. Nora is initially described as a loving, but very childish mother. This is demonstrated in Act I, when he participates in a game of hide and seek with his children; going so far as to hide under the table. This is not the typical behavior of a mother in the late 1800s. The carefree attitude towards her children shown by Nora in the first act will never be seen again. When Nils Krogstad's character enters the play, Nora is too consumed by her own thoughts and fears to care for her children in the childish way she once did. Instead, Nora always drags the children away with the nurse. Nora even goes so far as to ask the children to lie if they are informed of Krogstad's secret appearance in the house. This is important because later Torvald proclaims that women are responsible for the morality of their children. At the end of Act III, after all of Nora's secrets have been revealed, Nora decides to detach herself even more from her children, abandoning them instead of finding herself. The friendship within the play that most illustrates Nora's character development is her old friend Cristina Linde. Even though Mrs. Linde had been away for the past ten years, Nora... in the center of the card... in the heart. Torvald's attitude towards Nora's indiscretion changes when he learns that Krogstad will not reveal Nora's character. Unfortunately the damage has already been done. Nora's character makes a drastic change and decides that she will no longer live for everyone else. Now he will have to leave and find out who he really is and what he really wants in life. Nora's character starts out seeming very innocent. However, it is soon revealed that her perceived innocence is a sham and that she has been conniving and deceitful all along. Nora's character is extremely opportunistic in nature. The only good thing, if there is one, that led to all her lies is that she was able to understand that there is more to life than what she got. Now she is determined to discover who she is as an individual and what she wants from herself and her husband in the future.