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Read the excerpt from act 2 of A Doll's House. Rank: And what other nice things am I to be allowed to see? Nora: Not a single thing more, for being so naughty. [She looks among the things, humming to herself.] Rank: [after a short silence] When I am sitting here, talking to you as intimately as this, I cannot imagine for a moment what would have become of me if I had never come into this house. Nora: [smiling] I believe you do feel thoroughly at home with us. Rank: [in a lower voice, looking straight in front of him] And to be obliged to leave it all— Nora: Nonsense, you are not going to leave it. Rank: [as before] And not be able to leave behind one the slightest token of one's gratitude, scarcely even a fleeting regret—nothing but an empty place which the first comer can fill as well as any other. Nora: And if I asked you now for a—? No! Rank: For what? Nora: For a big proof of your friendship— Rank: Yes, yes! Nora: I mean a tremendously big favour— Rank: Would you really make me so happy for once? Nora: Ah, but you don't know what it is yet. Rank: No—but tell me. Nora: I really can't, Doctor Rank. It is something out of all reason; it means advice, and help, and a favour— Rank: The bigger a thing it is the better. I can't conceive what it is you mean. Do tell me. Haven't I your confidence? Nora: More than anyone else. I know you are my truest and best friend, and so I will tell you what it is. Well, Doctor Rank, it is something you must help me to prevent. You know how devotedly, how inexpressibly deeply Torvald loves me; he would never for a moment hesitate to give his life for me. What does the audience know that Doctor Rank does not? Nora has been hiding her love for Doctor Rank. Nora does not trust Doctor Rank’s sincerity. Nora will force Doctor Rank into helping her Nora is manipulating Doctor Rank for a favor.

Answer 1

D

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Answer 2

Nora is manipulating Doctor Rank for a favor.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the given excerpt is a part of the story when Nora is blackmailed from Krogstad with whom she had a relationship earlier and from whom she lent money by forging her husband Torvald's signature. Torvald was sick and needed the trip to Italy. Krogstad works at Torvald's bank. Torvald wants to fire him. Then we come to the part of Krogstad's blackmail. So Nora decided to manipulate Doctor Rank, for whom she finds out that he es her, to persuade Torvald to keep Krogstad as an employee. But moral feelings wake up in her and she doesn't want to use his innocent love for liberating herself from the blackmail.