Question

Look back over the interaction from Nora and the Nurse in Act One.

What comment from Ibsen does this scene make about the position of women in society during the Victorian Era?

Answer 1

CRITICAL

• How does the interaction between the nurse and Nora advance the plot? 000 It shows that Nora's children would be OK without her. Read the excerpt from act 2 of A Doll's House. Helmer :

[putting his papers together] Now then, little Miss Obstinate

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Answer 2

The interaction from Nora and the Nurse in Act One.

Despite the fact that they have been together for a long time, Nora appears to be the first to inquire about the nurse's history. She's starting to notice society and express an interest in other people. She's also conscious of her own frailty.

Mrs. Linde's assertion that Nora has never known hard labor causes Nora to confess her secret of saving Torvald's life by obtaining the money for their journey overseas.