Question

nora: oh, you wouldnt understand. go in to them, i will come in a moment. mrs. linde goes into the dining-room. nora stands still for a little while, as if to compose herself. then she looks at her watch. five oclock. seven hours until midnight; and then four-and-twenty hours until the next midnight. then the tarantella will be over. twenty-four and seven? thirty-one hours to live. helmer: from the doorway on the right wheres my little skylark? nora: going to him with her arms outstretched here she is! -a dolls house, henrik ibsen which statement best explains how ibsen creates suspense in this passage? he uses a flashback to show the audience a possible outcome for one of the play’s central conflicts. he uses foreshadowing to tell the audience how the conflicts in the play will ultimately be resolved. he uses dramatic irony by sharing nora’s thoughts with the audience, revealing that torvald will help her. he uses dramatic irony because the audience knows that nora is planning to kill herself, while torvald does not.

Explanation:

• Analyze Option 1: Flashback shows past events, but the passage focuses on Nora's countdown (future - related), so this is incorrect.
• Analyze Option 2: Foreshadowing hints at future events, but the passage doesn't resolve conflicts; it creates suspense about Nora's plan, so this is incorrect.
• Analyze Option 3: The passage doesn't show that Torvald will help Nora; in fact, Nora's thoughts suggest a more desperate plan, so this is incorrect.
• Analyze Option 4: Dramatic irony occurs when the audience knows more than a character. Here, the audience (from Nora's thoughts about time left to live) knows she is planning suicide, but Torvald (who calls her "little skylark") is unaware, creating suspense.

Answer:

D. He uses dramatic irony because the audience knows that Nora is planning to kill herself, while Torvald does not.