In this excerpt from Act 1 of "A Doll's House", by Henrik Ibsen, the option that best develops the theme that society places limits on the roles of women is <em>2. As a woman, Nora cannot borrow money, but she does so behind her husband's back in order to save him</em>. Society forbids Nora to ask for a loan. She asks for money to save his husband, but she cannot tell him because he would not accept it. So she has to face Krogstad's blackmail alone.
