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A Doll’s House, Part 3: Theme and Society Answers

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One topic of a story is innocence.Which statements are universal themes associated with this topic? Select three options.

When the boy saw the effects of war, he no longer viewed life as innocent.

The path from innocence to experience can be long and difficult.

One way to define innocence is as a lack of worldly experience or sophistication.

The loss of innocence is a result of gaining experience and making mistakes.

Protecting the innocence of others prevents them from taking risks in their lives.

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Read the excerpt from act 3 of A Doll’s House.Nora: Alas, Torvald, you are not the man to educate me into being a proper wife for you.Helmer: And you can say that!Nora: And I—how am I fitted to bring up the children?Helmer: Nora!Nora: Didn't you say so yourself a little while ago—that you dare not trust me to bring them up?Helmer: In a moment of anger! Why do you pay any heed to that?Nora: Indeed, you were perfectly right. I am not fit for the task. There is another task I must undertake first. I must try and educate myself—you are not the man to help me in that. I must do that for myself. And that is why I am going to leave you now.

Nora admits that she did not raise the children properly in the past, and she wants to educate herself on better ways to raise them.

Nora regrets her previous comment to Helmer about not trusting him, and she needs to leave to find someone she trusts to educate her.

Nora decides that her decisions to be a wife and raise children were wrong, so she is leaving in order to educate herself properly.

Nora wishes that she had not asked Helmer to educate her because she feels he has failed, so she wants to leave to find a new teacher.

Read the excerpt from act 3 of A Doll’s House.Helmer: Before all else, you are a wife and a mother.Nora: I don't believe that any longer. I believe that before all else I am a reasonable human being, just as you are—or, at all events, that I must try and become one. I know quite well, Torvald, that most people would think you right, and that views of that kind are to be found in books; but I can no longer content myself with what most people say, or with what is found in books. I must think over things for myself and get to understand them.Helmer: Can you not understand your place in your own home? Have you not a reliable guide in such matters as that?—have you no religion?Nora: I am afraid, Torvald, I do not exactly know what religion is.

The conflict demonstrates that women are better suited to be mothers than wives.

The conflict demonstrates that women are not inclined to practice a particular religion.

The conflict demonstrates that women are expected to remain in the roles assigned to them.

The conflict demonstrates that women are not expected to get their education from books.

Read the excerpt from act 3 of A Doll’s House.Nora: And I—how am I fitted to bring up the children?Helmer: Nora!Nora: Didn't you say so yourself a little while ago—that you dare not trust me to bring them up?Helmer: In a moment of anger! Why do you pay any heed to that?Nora: Indeed, you were perfectly right. I am not fit for the task. There is another task I must undertake first. I must try and educate myself—you are not the man to help me in that. I must do that for myself. And that is why I am going to leave you now.Helmer [springing up]: What do you say?Nora: I must stand quite alone, if I am to understand myself and everything about me. It is for that reason that I cannot remain with you any longer.

Women were expected to raise children and be caregivers.

Women were supposed to educate themselves without assistance.

Women were obligated to share the same opinions as men.

Women were required to forgive men’s emotions, especially anger.

Read the excerpt from act 3 of A Doll’s House.Helmer [reeling]: True? Is this true, that I read here? Horrible! No, no—it is impossible that it can be true.Nora: It is true. I have loved you above everything else in the world.Helmer: Oh, don't let us have any silly excuses.Nora [taking a step towards him]: Torvald—!Helmer: Miserable creature—what have you done?Nora: Let me go. You shall not suffer for my sake. You shall not take it upon yourself.Helmer: No tragic airs, please. [Locks the hall door.] Here you shall stay and give me an explanation. Do you understand what you have done? Answer me! Do you understand what you have done?

“True? Is this true, that I read here?”

“No, no—it is impossible that it can be true.”

“Miserable creature—what have you done?”

“Here you shall stay and give me an explanation.”

Read the excerpt from act 3 of A Doll’s House.Krogstad: If it were as you say, why did you write to me as you did at the 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 must not forget that I had a helpless mother and two little brothers. We couldn't wait for you, Nils; your prospects seemed hopeless then.

Ending a relationship will help those involved move forward.

True love always prevails regardless of the circumstances.

Pleasing one’s family will eventually lead to pleasing oneself.

Monetary concerns can sometimes outweigh personal desires.

Read the excerpt from act 3 of A Doll’s House.Mrs. Linde: You seemed to me to imply that with me you might have been quite another man.Krogstad: I am certain of it.Mrs. Linde: Is it too late now?Krogstad: Christine, are you saying this deliberately? Yes, I am sure you are. I see it in your face. Have you really the courage, then—?Mrs. Linde: I want to be a mother to someone, and your children need a mother. We two need each other. Nils, I have faith in your real character—I can dare anything together with you.Krogstad [grasps her hands]. Thanks, thanks, Christine! Now I shall find a way to clear myself in the eyes of the world. Ah, but I forgot—

Mrs. Linde creates a conflict by promising something she cannot give to Krogstad, which develops the theme that empty promises can destroy relationships.

Krogstad continues the conflict by choosing clearing his name over having a life with Mrs. Linde, which develops the theme that you must often choose yourself over others.

Krogstad creates a conflict by deceiving Mrs. Linde about his intentions, which develops the theme that, in love, actions speak louder than words.

Mrs. Linde resolves the conflict by committing to a new life with Krogstad, which develops the theme that new beginnings are always possible.

Which views from the late 1800s does this passage best support? Select two options.

Society considered women to be lesser than men.

Men had much greater economic freedom than women.

Women who challenged societal norms were considered outcasts.

Women who ended marriages could not keep any property.

Men often considered women to be their personal property.

How do the stage directions best support the theme that the truth can never be hidden? Select two options.

When Helmer kisses Nora on the forehead, he is telling her that he will always love her despite what happens.

When Helmer takes his letters and shuts the door to his room, he is demonstrating that he wants his personal business hidden from Nora.

When Nora wraps her shawl around herself, she is attempting to hide from Helmer and symbolically keep her secrets hidden.

When Nora speaks in spasmodic whispers, she is showing that the truth about Helmer is causing her a great deal of distress.

When Helmer stands with the open letter, he is showing Nora that he knows of her actions and wants to confront her.

Read the excerpt from act 3 of \A Doll’s House.Helmer: Listen to her, Mrs. Linde! She had danced her Tarantella, and it had been a tremendous success, as it deserved—although possibly the performance was a trifle too realistic—a little more so, I mean, than was strictly compatible with the limitations of art. But never mind about that! The chief thing is, she had made a success—she had made a tremendous success. Do you think I was going to let her remain there after that, and spoil the effect? No, indeed! I took my charming little Capri maiden—my capricious little Capri maiden, I should say—on my arm; took one quick turn round the room; a curtsey on either side, and, as they say in novels, the beautiful apparition disappeared. An exit ought always to be effective, Mrs. Linde; but that is what I cannot make Nora understand. Pooh! this room is hot. [Throws his domino on a chair, and opens the door of his room.] Hullo! it's all dark in here. Oh, of course—excuse me—.

“She had danced her Tarantella, and it had been a tremendous success.”

“I took my charming little Capri maiden . . . on my arm.”

“An exit ought always to be effective, Mrs. Linde.”

“But that is what I cannot make Nora understand.”

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