A Doll's House Torvald Helmer Quotes

HELMER: "Suppose, now, that I borrowed fifty pounds today, and you spent it all in the Christmas week, and then on New Year's Eve a slate fell on my head and killed me." (1.16)

Torvald is ever the pragmatist when it comes to financial matters.

HELMER: "There can be no freedom or beauty about a home life that depends on borrowing and debt." (1.21)

Torvald's absolute horror of debt is what forced Nora to deceive him in regards to the loan that saved his life.

Torvald Helmer

Quote 36

HELMER: "I hear [Krogstad] is a good worker, too. But I knew him when we were boys. […] this tactless fellow lays no restraint on himself when other people are present. On the contrary, he thinks it gives him the right to adopt a familiar tone with me." (2.117)

Looks like Torvald has been hiding something as well. This is the first time he mentions that he used to know Krogstad.