Read the excerpt from act 3 of A Doll’s House.
Helmer: You have no idea what a true man's heart is like, Nora. There is something so indescribably sweet and satisfying, to a man, in the knowledge that he has forgiven his wife—forgiven her freely, and with all his heart. It seems as if that had made her, as it were, doubly his own; he has given her a new life, so to speak; and she has in a way become both wife and child to him. So you shall be for me after this, my little scared, helpless darling. Have no anxiety about anything, Nora; only be frank and open with me, and I will serve as will and conscience both to you—. What is this? Not gone to bed? Have you changed your things?
Nora [in everyday dress]: Yes, Torvald, I have changed my things now.
Which views from the late 1800s does this passage best support? Select two options.
Society considered women to be lesser than men.
Men had much greater economic freedom than women.
Women who challenged societal norms were considered outcasts.
Women who ended marriages could not keep any property.
Men often considered women to be their personal property.
Answer:
Society considered women to be lesser than men.
Men often considered women to be their personal property.
Explanation:
The views from the late 1800s that is supported by the passage is that Society considered women to be lesser than men and Men often considered women to be their personal property.
These views were buttressed here, <u><em>". . .forgiven her freely, and with all his heart. It seems as if that had made her, as it were, doubly his own; he has given her a new life, so to speak; and she has in a way become both wife and child to him. So you shall be for me after this, my little scared, helpless darling."</em></u>
The narrator here is talking about forgiving his wife as if he had made her "doubly his own" and he also referred to her as his "scared , helpless darling".
