Read the excerpt from act 3 of A Doll’s House. Nora: And I—how am I fitted to bring up the children? Helmer: Nora! Nora: Didn't
you say so yourself a little while ago—that you dare not trust me to bring them up? Helmer: In a moment of anger! Why do you pay any heed to that? Nora: Indeed, you were perfectly right. I am not fit for the task. There is another task I must undertake first. I must try and educate myself—you are not the man to help me in that. I must do that for myself. And that is why I am going to leave you now. Helmer [springing up]: What do you say? Nora: I must stand quite alone, if I am to understand myself and everything about me. It is for that reason that I cannot remain with you any longer. Which 1800s societal expectation does the excerpt most challenge? Women were expected to raise children and be caregivers. Women were supposed to educate themselves without assistance. Women were obligated to share the same opinions as men. Women were required to forgive men’s emotions, especially anger.
Women were required to forgive men’s emotions, especially anger.
Explanation:
You can see how Helmer is trying to explain how he was foolishly speaking when he was angered earlier to Nora. However, Nora doesn't seem to understand that Helmer was just foolishly speaking.
