Act II of A Doll's House

Nora/Nurse

1.  Before the nurse comes in, what is it that Nora is carrying on about?  Who is the “someone”?  What is the “thing”?

2.  What did the nurse "do" with her child, that Nora asks about?  And why?

3.  How often does the nurse's daughter see her?

4.  What does Nora hint at to her nurse?

Nora and Mrs. Linde

1.  Why has Nora called Christine back to the house?

2.  What are Nora and Christine’s differing opinions of the day before and why?

3.  What does Christine notice about Doctor Rank?

4.  What does Doctor Rank suffer from and why?

5.  What advice does Christine give to Nora and why?

6.  On the top of page 33, who is it that Nora refers to as “the other one” that “she must make an end of it with”?

7.  What does Nora conceal from Christine?

Nora and Helmer

1.  What does Nora ask of Helmer?

2.  What reason does Nora give Helmer for sparing Krogstad (concerning her father)?

3.  What difference doe Helmer point out between Nora’s father and himself?  How is his statement ironic?  Which kind of irony?

4.  What is it that Helmer explains is the reason he must dismiss Krogstad?  Include two reasons why.

5.   What is Helmer’s response to Nora’s “obstinacy”?

6.  What promise does Helmer make to Nora about “sharing” a burden?

7.  What happens in the stage direction that informs the audience about Nora’s mood and Dr. Rank’s future?

Dr. Rank and Nora

1.  What does Dr. Rank inform Nora of?

2.  Who is Doctor Rank jealous of, taking his place?

3.  What else does Dr. rank admit to Nora?

4.  What does Nora admit about love and companionship? 

5. Who does Nora compare Torvald with?

Nora and Krogstad

1.  Why has Krogstad come to speak with Nora?

2.  What does he explain he will do?

3.  What are Krogstad’s long term plans for Helmer and the bank?

4.  What does Krogstad leave in the letterbox?

Nora and Christine

1.  What does Nora explain to Christine?

2.  What is the “wonderful thing” that is going to happen, according to Nora?

3.  What do Christine and Nora plan to do to divert disaster?

The Tarantella

1.  What observation does Helmer make about Nora?

2.  What does Nora request of Helmer? Why?

3.  What does Helmer discover?

4.  Who plays the piano?  Who’s first, second and third?

5.  For what reason is Nora dancing so wildly?

6. “What is it that you are waiting for?”  Mrs. Christine Linde asks this question of Nora.  What do you think she is waiting for?  What “wonderful” thing?