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Read the excerpt below and answer questions that follow.

Read the excerpt below and answer questions that follow.

Mrs. Linde: Nora-it was Krogstad who lent you the money!

Nora: Yes, and now Torvald will know all about it.

Mrs. Linde: Believe me, Nora, that’s the best thing for both of you.

Nora: You don’t know all. I forged a name.

Mrs. Linde: Good heavens-!

Nora: I only want to say this to you, Christine- you must be my witness.

Mrs. Linde: Your witness? What do you mean? What am I to -?

Nora: If I should go out of my mind-and it might easily happenMrs. Linde: Nora!

Mrs. Linde: Nora! Nora! You are quite out of your mind.

Nora: And if it should happen that there were someone who wanted to take all the responsibility,
all the blame, you understandMrs. Linde: Yes, yes- but how can you suppose-?

Nora: Then you must be my witness, that it is not true, Christine. I am not out of my mind at all; I
am in my right senses now, and I tell you no one else has known anything about it; I and I alone,
did the whole thing. Remember that.

Mrs. Linde: I will, indeed. But o don’t understand all this.

Nora: Or if anything else should happen to me- anything, for instance, that might prevent my being here-

Questions

i) Briefly explain what has happened before this extract.

ii) 'Nora- it was Krogstad who lent you the money!' Explain the tone in Christine’s
words.

iii) 'Believe me Nora, that’s the best thing for both of you.' From later in the play which reason does Mrs. Linde give to support what she says now?

v) Discuss one character trait of Nora evident in this extract.

v) Discuss one social theme raised in this extract.

vi) 'Nora! Nora! You are quite out of your mind.' Add a question tag.

vii) Discuss one aspect of style in this extract.

viii)Nora says that a wonderful thing is going to happen. From the rest of the play, explain what she means by that.

ix)Explain the meaning of the following phrases as used in the extract.

a) Go out of mind

b) I forged a name

c) You will be my witness

Answers

Martin
a) Briefly explain what has happened before this extract.
- Krogstad has just visited Nora’s house.
- He tells Nora that he will reveal the secret of the loan which was acquired through forgery
- He deposits the letter in Torvald’s letter box.

b) 'Nora- it was Krogstard who lent you the money!' Explain the tone in Christine’s words.

- Surprise tone/surprising tone- she is surprised that Krogstad had lent money to Nora.
- Secretive tone- does not want.

c) 'Believe me Nora, that’s the best thing for both of you.' From later in the play which
reasons does Mrs. Linde give to support what she says now.

- She says that this would make them be realistic with their love, that it will open up their eyes and realizes that they had been cheating one another for too long and will now change for the better.

d) Discuss one character trait of Nora evident in this extract.

- Secretive – She tell Mrs. Linde 'I tell you no one else has known anything about it, I and I alone, did the whole thing” She had a forgery and that is how she came to get the money to Italy without the consent of Torvald the husband.

e) Discuss one social theme raised in this extract.
-Friendship – Nora and Mrs. Linde are long time school friends and that is why she openly tells Mrs. Linde about the forgery.

f) 'Nora! Nora! You are quite out of your mind.' Add a question tag.
Nora! Nora! You are quite out of your mind, aren’t you?

g) Discuss one aspect of style in this extract
Foreshadowing – Nora says 'Or if anything else should happen to me ..... anything, for instance, that might prevent my being here............... later in the play she takes a divorce and parts Torvald. This comes to pass.

Dashes – Various dashes have been used, Mrs. Linde: Good heavens-----! What am I to----------- The dashes provide suspense and anxiousness to completeness of the statement.

Repetition – Nora! Nora!,Yes, yes, If I should go out of my mind. Repetition is used here for emphasis and to achieve stress.


h) Nora says that a wonderful thing is going to happen. From the rest of the play, explain what she means by that.

She means that she will finally go her own way (divorce) Torvald and start seeking her own self-identity. She wants to gain her own freedom and power.

i) Explain meaning of the following words and phrases as used in the extract.

a) Go out of my mind- become mad

b) Forged a name-commit a fraud

c) You will be my witness-Linde is a witness that Nora had the best of intentions
marto answered the question on September 3, 2019 at 06:42

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