A. Vocabulary:

1. foreshadowing 2. rogue 3. mending 4. tactless 5. rubbish

B. Read to Nora's statement, "Rubbish! Do talk of something cheerful."

C. Answer the questions below.

1. Discuss the foreshadowing in Nora's conversation with Anne, the Nurse.

2. Why does Torvald make such a decisive show of mailing the letter firing Krogstad against Nora's pleas?

3. After Dr. Rank professes his love, Nora demands the lamp be brought in. Why? Is this light real or artificial? What might Ibsen be suggesting about truth and light in the Helmer's household?

4. Dr.Rank believes that his illness is caused by his father's sin. Then he then says, "And in every single family, in one way or another, some such terrible price is being paid." Do you believe that children "pay the price" (in one way or another) for a parent's misbehavior or sin? Give an example.