Final answer:
In Henrik Ibsen's ‘A Doll’s House,’ the children find their mother, Nora, hiding under a table during a game of hide and seek, marking a moment of playful interaction between them.
Step-by-step explanation:
The passages provided detail various scenarios where children are interacting with their mother or are being observed by her. In the first passage from Ibsen's A Doll's House, children find their mother, Nora, hiding under a table playing hide and seek. Nora engages in lighthearted play, indicative of her sheltered and superficial existence within her marriage and society. The laughter and chaos from the game are juxtaposed with the arrival of Krogstad, who represents the serious troubles intruding into Nora's life. In other passages, the interactions vary from caring and curious to practical and everyday life, but consistent is the motif of caregiving and protection that mothers provide, a theme common in literature and human experience.