Read the excerpt from act 2 of A Doll's House
Helmer Krogstad's dismissal.
Nora: Call her back, Torvald! There is still time. Oh
Torvald, call her back! Do it for my sake-for your own
sake for the children's sake! Do you hear me,
Torvald? Call her back! You don't know what that letter
can bring upon us.
Helmer: It's too late.
Nora: Yes, it's too late.
Helmer: My dear Nora, I can forgive the anxiety you
are in, although really it is an insult to me. It is, indeed.
Isn't it an insult to think that I should be afraid of a
starving quill-driver's vengeance? But I forgive you
nevertheless, because it is such eloquent witness to
your great love for me. [Takes her in his arms.] And
that is as it should be, my own darling Nora. Come
What dramatic irony occurs in this passage? Select
two options.
Helmer thinks that Nora's worry about him is related
to his reputation and is a sign of her love for him,
while the audience knows that it is the risk she took
to get a loan that shows her love.
Nora thinks that Helmer will be furious with her for
taking out a loan to help him, but the audience
knows that Helmer loves Nora enough to forgive
her for committing a crime to save him.
Nora thinks that Krogstad has written in the letter
that she is having an affair, and is afraid that
Helmer will find out, while the audience knows that
Krogstad has written about the loan.
Helmer thinks that Krogstad is angry at Nora, and
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