appearance vs. reality, secrecy, identity

“No, no, no, it can’t happen - it shan’t happen!” - Nora

• tricolon “no, no, no” conveys panic

• modal verbs “can’t” “shan’t” - impossibility to escape the consequences

• Nora’s lack of power as a woman leaves her unable to escape or control her situation

• contrast between private terror and public cheery wife performance

• AO4 - WMS - both speakers show inner turmoil but hide it wit a more playful exterior

“Thirty-one hours to live” - Nora

• precise numerical countdown - foreshadows tragedy

• tarantella becomes a means of delaying the revelation of her secret

• AO4 - WMS - duplicitous identity private vs. public

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