After some hesitation, Nora admits as much. Torvald scolds Nora for speaking to Krogstad and warns her not to lie to him (Torvald). Nora changes the subject and asks Torvald if he will help her find the perfect costume for the party. Nora asks what Krogstad did to warrant his bad reputation.
He threatens her by saying that he could tell an outsider about her crimes but he will keep her predicament between himself, Nora, and Torvald if he gets a better job at the bank. Krogstad also says that he controls her final reputation.
How does Nora stall Torvald from retrieving his mail? She demands that he rehearse the tarantella with her for the party.
What is tormenting Nora as Act II opens? She is afraid that Krogstad will reveal that she has committed forgery to Helmer and thus destroy her world of carefully crafted lies.
Nora attributes Dr. Rank's poor health from childhood to his father's moral failings. Dr. Rank projects a similar case on Krogstad, characterizing him as “morally twisted.” It would seem that Dr.
Linde after they realize they will not be able to stop Torvald from reading Krogstad's letter. The “miracle” Nora refers to involves Torvald taking the responsibility for forging the loan documents. Nora fully believes that Torvald will make this sacrifice out of his love for her as she has done for him.
However, Torvald uses his forgiveness as an additional means of objectifying and controlling Nora by saying he now owns her doubly. He believes he has the power to make her a new person, showing how little he thinks of her and her ability to make anything of herself on her own volition.
How does Nora distract Torvald from getting the mail? She says she needs him to help her practice her dance. She wants him to criticize and correct her dance. How does Nora dance when she is practicing in front of Torvald?
The first letter, which Krogstad places in Torvald's letterbox near the end of Act Two, represents the truth about Nora's past and initiates the inevitable dissolution of her marriage—as Nora says immediately after Krogstad leaves it, “We are lost.” Nora's attempts to stall Torvald from reading the letter represent her ...
In this act, Nora learns that she alone must face the consequences of her guilt. Refusing to allow Torvald to take the blame, she prepares to kill herself. The theme of death in this scene suggests a parallel between Nora and Dr. Rank, for the knowledge of his death coincides with her decision to commit suicide.
The reader learns that Krogstad was once a "solicitor's clerk" in Mrs. Linde's town, through which she has heard of him. We also learn that Krogstad had a very unhappy marriage and is now a widower and single parent.
What is Torvald Helmer's attitude toward debts? He wants no debts. He does not mind them if they are not too large.
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