Question

How does Ibsen use dramatic irony to create the suspense in this passage? Nora does not know that the nurse was her only mother, but the audience does. Nora does not know if she will leave her children, but the audience knows that she will. The nurse does not understand how important she is to Nora, but Nora does. The nurse does not know that Nora will leave her children, but the audience does.

Answer 1

Dramatic Irony is when an audience understand what is going on while the character s are unaware of the happenings only to realise later.

In Ibsen's play, the audience is clearly aware of the relationship between Nora, the Nurse and Nora's children while Norah and the Nurse are significantly unaware.