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> > > 2. What idea does Mrs. Linde broach to Krogstad? > Mrs. Linde tells Krogstad that he needn't keep his job to support his family on his own. She offered that she would become a part of his life again, and she would do Krogstad's previous job to provide income for him and his two children. She also told him that she would become the mother of his two children and care for them as if they were her own. > > 3. How would a marriage between Mrs. Linde and Krogstad differ from the Helmer marriage, and what literary device is suggested? > Supposedly, a marriage between Mrs. Linde and Krogstad would be out of true love between each other whereas the Helmer marriage lacks love between the spouses. This is an example of juxtaposition; by depicting the love-based marriage between Mrs. Linde and Krogstad, the Helmer marriage is in turn revealed to be based on wrong intentions. > > 4. Why does Mrs. Linde tell Krogstad to leave his letter in the mailbox for Helmer to read? > Mrs. Linde tells Krogstad to leave a letter in the mailbox in order to tell Torvald of Nora’s secrets. She finds the behavior within the Helmer’s household distasteful due to the lack of honesty and thus she feels that it is necessary for this issue to be sorted. She wants a complete understanding between Nora and Torvald. > > > > 5. What does the fancy-dress ball symbolize? > The fancy-dress ball symbolizes the final climax and end of the life that Dr. Rank and Nora both once led. After the ball, Dr. Rank leaves to die, shortly sending his calling card to Torvald (104-105), and Nora’s secret is revealed after as well. Once enjoyed by Nora, and by Torvald for the opportunity to show off his doll-wife, it is the last time she is able to participate in that kind of frivolous activity again. Just as Cinderella’s ball ended, plunging her into reality, so Nora is presented with the real fact: the illusion of her once-beautiful life is now about to finish.
 * 1) What exposition is given for the past relationship of Mrs. Linde and Krogstad?