Some histories of the tarantella dance explain that it is used to fight off the venomous effects of a spider bite. Other interpretations suggest it represents a woman’s frustration in oppression. Which of these explanations best fits Nora’s violent practice at the end of Act II? Might both apply?Explain.


The spider bite explanation applies because she is dancing the fight off Torvald’s desire tocheck the mailbox

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It represents Nora's anger about the inequality between men and women.

OR

Both seem to apply, she is frustrated that she has to depend all on her husband, how her life is in his hands, fitting into the explanation of the dance representing a  women frustration in oppression. It also fits the Interpretation of the venomous  spider because the crimes and the lies she has held secret might soon have a  "venomous" effect in the household.