Ensure that you are able to write about Nora’s use of heightened speech. Nora tells Helmer, ‘When I am gone from this world, you will be  ’ (Act 3, p. 94).

Ask yourself: How does her melodramatic speech relate to her feelings?

Possible answer: Nora initially sees life through the simplistic lens of popular drama: speaking like this provides an outlet for real feelings. Ultimately she uses plainer language.