Question

Read this excerpt from A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen.

Mrs. Linde: Now, Nils, let us have a talk.
Krogstad: Can we two have anything to talk about?
Mrs. Linde: We have a great deal to talk about.
Krogstad: I shouldn't have thought so.
Mrs. Linde: No, you have never properly understood me.
Krogstad: Was there anything else to understand except what was obvious to all the world—a heartless woman jilts a man when a more lucrative choice turns up?
Mrs. Linde: Do you believe I am as absolutely heartless as all that?
And do you believe that I did it with a light heart?
Krogstad: Didn't you?
Mrs. Linde: Nils, did you really think that?
Krogstad: If it were as you say, why did you write to me as you did at that time?
Mrs. Linde: I could do nothing else. As I had to break with you, it was my duty also to put an end to all that you felt for me.
Krogstad (wringing his hands): So that was it. And all this only for the sake of money.
Mrs. Linde: You mustn't forget I had a helpless mother and two little brothers. We couldn't wait for you, Nils; your prospects seemed hopeless then.

9
Why did Mrs. Linde write Krogstad a letter long ago?
A.
She wanted to tell him she loved him.
B.
She wanted to break up with him.
C.
She needed money.
D.
She had to send him money.

Answer 1

B. She wanted to break up with him.

Step-by-step explanation:

Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House revolves around the family of the Helmers and especially the social dynamics of power. Focusing on the power play, Ibsen presents the role of a man and woman in the society of that time.

Mrs. Linde and Nils Krogstad are two of the characters aside from the main protagonists Nora and Torvald. They had previously been lovers until Mrs. Linde had to break up with Nils for she "had a helpless mother and two little brothers" and needed help which Nils wasn't able to provide. So, she had written a letter to him as, as she said, "it was my duty also to put an end to all that you felt for me".

Thus, the correct answer is option B.