Question

Near the end of Act Two, Nora speaks the following words to Mrs. Linde: "Something glorious is going to happen." Contrary to what some people think, Nora is not going to kill herself; instead, she thinks that something else is going to happen. What is that glorious thing that she thinks is going to happen, and does it happen?

Answer 1

Answer and Explanation:

Nora and Mrs. Linde are characters in the play "A Doll's House". Nora is being blackmailed by Krogstad for having illegally taken a loan at the bank where her husband, Torvald, works.

Near the end of Act Two, Nora says that something glorious is going to happen. She is not talking - not even thinking - of killing herself in case her husband finds out. As a matter of fact, the glorious thing she is expecting is for her husband to take the blame for her and save her from this threat. Unfortunately, nothing of that sort happens. Nora's husband is a cruel, sexist man, who values himself above everyone else. Readers/viewers most likely saw that coming; it is Nora that was too naive, who failed to see him as the puppet master he truly is. When she realizes Torvald has no intention of protecting her, she finally opens her eyes to how rotten her marriage is. She can now see she is only his little doll, something for him to dress up and play with. This is what Nora needed to finally awaken.