A Doll’s House: Act III Response Questions
English I
King
NAME__________________
Answer each of the following questions in COMPLETE SENTENCES.
1. Discuss how the play A Doll’s House fits the idea of the plot graph as it pertains
to “The Well-Made Play”.
2. Describe the past relationship between Krogstad and Mrs. Linde. Why has Mrs.
Linde chosen to visit him at the beginning of Act III?
3. Both Nora and Mrs. Linde married for money, however, both women’s lives are
very different. Describe how each woman’s marriage is different and what their
lives are like now.
4. What is the significance of Torvald’s conversation about embroidery with Mrs.
Linde?
5. What has Dr. Rank left in the letter box for Torvald? What is its significance?
6. What worries Torvald most about the contents of Krogstad’s letter? What does
this tell you about Torvald’s character?
7. Discuss the importance of the following quote: “You have loved me as a wife
ought to love her husband. Only you had not sufficient knowledge to judge of the
means you used…” (Ibsen 64).
8. Discuss your feelings about the end of the novel. How do you respond to Nora’s
behavior? To Torvald’s?