Make sure you are able to discuss the rare moments when Nora speaks to herself. As Nora begins to panic after Helmer has caught her in a lie, she repeats, ‘   my little children’ (Act 1, p. 54).

Ask yourself: Do the soliloquies add to or detract from the play?

Possible answer: Nora has no confidant close enough to reveal her deepest fears – but given her taste for performance, it is credible she articulates them aloud.