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 will, you may be sure I
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 he