EssayDrama Nora: You don't mean that you will tell my husband that I owe you money?

Krogstad: Hm!—suppose I were to tell him?

Nora: . . . . It would put me in a horribly disagreeable position.

–A Doll’s House,
Henrik Ibsen

How do the authors use word choice and structure to support and develop the central ideas in the two passages?

Both authors use a problem–solution structure to create tension.
Both authors use repetition to emphasize the central idea.
Woolf uses a cause–effect structure, while Ibsen uses conflict through dialogue.
Woolf uses words with negative connotations, while Ibsen uses words that are mostly positive.