?) Torvald didn't realize as he spoke those words, the true meaning was yet to be seen. Ibsen alludes, no longer so invisible, to double meanings and a mystery in the enigma. The expectation of certain behaviors from women during this era left them with few choices; upheaval was not tolerated and possessing individuality, isolated from her husband, left her with little agency. This is best communicated when Nora and Torvald, sitting as equals, have their first real conversation. His secrets, the ones he told others, made Ibsen's audience believe that this was the story. In reality, Nora's real lies lie in the ones she kept telling