Read the passage from act 1 of the play.
krogstad: i promised to get you that amount, on certain
conditions. your mind was so taken up with your
husband's illness, and you were so anxious to get the
money for your journey, that you seem to have paid no
attention to the conditions of our bargain. therefore, it
will not be amiss if i remind you of them. now, i
promised to get the money on the security of a bond
which i drew up.
nora: yes, and which i signed.
krogstad: good. but below your signature there were a
few lines constituting your father a surety for the money;
those lines your father should have signed.
nora: should? he did sign
krogstad: tell me, mrs. helmer, can you by any chance
remember what day your father died? -on what day of
the month, i mean.
how does the interaction between krogstad and nora
create suspense?
it provides the audience with the resolution to the
conflict that occurs between nora and her husband.
it causes the audience to dislike nora for her
dishonesty about how she obtained the money from
her father.
it causes the audience to become anxious about
what krogstad intends to do with the evidence he
presents to nora.
it allows the audience to understand how nora
obtained the money she needed to pay for her
husband's medical expenses.
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