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Act II Insights: Nora's Struggles

Nora wants to destroy the masquerade clothes as her marriage is falling apart and she no longer wants to live a lie. She talks to Anne-Marie about leaving, showing she is thinking of running away from her situation. Torvald asserts his power over Nora by firing Krogstad against her pleas. After Dr. Rank confesses his love for Nora, she demands a light be brought in, suggesting the truth will be revealed in the Helmer household, just as Rank's secret was exposed. Nora's violent dancing at the end represents her frustration at being oppressed by her husband, though it could also symbolize fighting off the "venom" of her controlling spouse.

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Act II Insights: Nora's Struggles

Nora wants to destroy the masquerade clothes as her marriage is falling apart and she no longer wants to live a lie. She talks to Anne-Marie about leaving, showing she is thinking of running away from her situation. Torvald asserts his power over Nora by firing Krogstad against her pleas. After Dr. Rank confesses his love for Nora, she demands a light be brought in, suggesting the truth will be revealed in the Helmer household, just as Rank's secret was exposed. Nora's violent dancing at the end represents her frustration at being oppressed by her husband, though it could also symbolize fighting off the "venom" of her controlling spouse.

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  • Act II Discussion Questions

A Doll’s House

Act II Discussion Questions

1. When Nora sees the box of masquerade clothes, she wants to “rip them in a million pieces!”
What does Ibsen symbolize with this characterization?
She wants to rip the, up because shes upset and her life is falling apart. Her marriage is falling
apart and wants a divorse. She doesn't want to live like this anymore. Her husband isn’t making
her happy anymore.

2. Discuss the foreshadowing in Nora’s conversation with Anne-Marie.


She and the nurse are talking about her being gone and she wants to leave altogether. She is
thinking about running away. She wants to know what will happen to her children. She was
asking the nurse because she had to give up her children.

3. Why does Torvald make such a decisive show of mailing the letter firing Krogstad against
Nora’s pleas?
Because he is above her and doesn't care about her opinion. She has the power in the
relationship. He doesn't have to worry about as much. He is ignoring what she wants so he can
get what he wants. Hes upset at her for speaking out against him.

4. After Dr. Rank professes his love, Nora demands the lamp be brought in. Why? Is this light
real or artificial? What might Ibsen be suggesting about truth and light in the Helmer’s
household?
Helmer is in the dark and they are about to bring the light in on the situation. Everything is
about to be reviled and brought to light. He was hiding a secret and it was revealed so hers
probably will be too. The light is real most likely because the truth is coming out.

5. Some histories of the tarantella dance explain that it is used to fight off the venomous effects
of a spider bite. Other interpretations suggest it represents a woman’s frustration in
oppression. Which of these explanations best fits Nora’s violent practice at the end of Act II?
Might both apply? Explain.
it represents a woman’s frustration in oppression and shes trying to break out of the oppression
she is receiving by her husband. She wants to be seen as more of an equal and have a say in
their families decisions. Both interpretations could apply to nora. The venom in this
interpretation could be her husband and him dragging her down.

A Doll’s House Act II Discussion Questions 1. When Nora sees the box of masquerade clothes, she wants to “rip them in a milli

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