A Doll’s House, Part 1: Dramatic Structure and Characterization

Question 5 • WCA - English 2A

How does the interaction between Krogstad and Nora create suspense?

Answer

It provides the audience with the resolution to the conflict that occurs between Nora and her husband.

It causes the audience to dislike Nora for her dishonesty about how she obtained the money from her father.

It causes the audience to become anxious about what Krogstad intends to do with the evidence he presents to Nora.

It allows the audience to understand how Nora obtained the money she needed to pay for her husband’s medical expenses.

Explanation

Krogstad reveals that he has evidence of Nora’s secret loan and uses it to threaten her. The audience does not yet know what he will do with that evidence, so the possibility that he might expose Nora creates suspense. Choice C correctly describes this uncertainty; choice D explains important background, but not how the scene creates suspense.

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