Question

read the excerpt from act 1 of a dolls house. mrs. linde: yes, but your father gave you the necessary funds. nora: smiling yes, that is what torvald and all the others think, but— mrs. linde: but— nora: papa didnt give us a shilling. it was i who procured the money mrs. linde: you? all that large sum? nora: two hundred and fifty pounds. what do you think of that? mrs. linde: but, nora, how could you possibly do it? did you win a prize in the lottery? nora: contemptuously in the lottery? there would how does this excerpt best develop the theme that society places limits on the roles of women? as a woman, nora is supposed to do whatever it takes to save her husband, but she cannot act alone. as a woman, nora cannot borrow money, but she does so behind her husbands back in order to save him. as a woman, nora cannot discuss money with men, so she does not reveal her actions to her husband. as a woman, nora is supposed to be flawless, so she must hide from her husband any mistake she makes.

Explanation:

The excerpt centers on Nora secretly procuring money to save her husband. In the society of A Doll's House, women were legally barred from borrowing money without a male's consent. Nora's need to act behind her husband's back directly shows the restrictive limits society placed on women's financial and independent agency, which aligns with the second option.

Answer:

As a woman, Nora cannot borrow money, but she does so behind her husband's back in order to save him.