ACT II ANALYSIS




    After reading Act II we discovered even more secrets that Nora hid from Helmer. Act  II opens up when mrs. Linde questions Nora on where she got the money to pay for the trip to Italy. She assumes its Dr. Rank since they they are good Friends and he is wealthy. Evantually Mrs. Linde finds out the  truth and  she ends up trying to help Nora by talking to krogstad. We then find out then that Mrs. Linde and krogstad were a couple at one point but Mrs. Linde left him  to support her family and marry another men.


    We Also find out that Dr.Rank loves Nora, he confesses his love for Nora when she tries to flirt with him she thinks it gets a little awkward  and immediately calls the maid to bring the lamp. I think that Nora was just flirting with Dr.Rank to get on his good side and ask for his money so she can pay off her debt with krogstad. But when he confesses his love for her she feels bad for him since he loves her and is close to death. ''and tomorrow your shall see how beautifully I shall dance and you can imagine it all for you and Torvald too, of course''(Ibsen pg197). This just shows how immature and childish


  At the end of Act II Nora feels she has no hope in getting out her mess so she feels that sucide is the only answer to her problems. I disagree she could tell helmer the truth and hope for the best. I think that  helmer is mature enough and will understand why she did what she did.  So at the end Nora saids '' thirty-one hours to live".(Ibsen pg206)  DO YOU THINK NORA WILL COMMIT SUCIDE OR WILL COME CLEAN WITH HELMER STAY TUNNED FOR ACT III.