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setting of the play |
Norway, 1879 |
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why does torvald playfully chastise Nora |
for spending money recklessly |
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why does nora believe that they can "let themselves go" a little this Christmas, unlike other years? |
because Torvald got a larger salary |
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how does torvald feel about borrowing from others? |
He's against it, it's against his morals
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* Why is torvald against borrowing?? |
" a home that is founded on depts can never be a place of freedom and beauty" |
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What does Nora confess that she wants for christmas |
Money |
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Torvald has many pet names for Nora, list a few |
spendthrift, little squirrel, songbird |
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why might Torvald call Nora pet names |
sort of a snide way to be condescending and demonstrate his power or authority over her, when she does something he doesn't like |
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how does Torvald say his wife is like her father |
"always on the look-out for some way to get money" |
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What secret does Nora hide from her husband about her shopping (and eating habits) |
she eats unhealthy and spends more than he is aware of |
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what happened to all of Nora's hard work last christmas |
the cat chewed it up and it got destroyed |
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why doesn't Nora recognize her old friend Kristine Linde when the women first makes an appearance |
It's been 10 years since they last met and she's older and thinner now |
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How does Kristine feel about the death of her husband |
not even a feeling of loss or sorrow |
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why is being a lawyer an "uncertain buisness" according to Nora |
As Torvald's very particular in the cases he chooses |
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what sort of off jobs did Nora do in order to help with the family income? |
fancy work, crocheting, embroidery and so forth |
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why did nora and torvald have to go to Italy for a year |
As torvald was sick and his lungs needed the dry air, |
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How does nora say they got the money to spend a year abroad |
from her father |
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Who is Dr. Rank and why is he at the house |
Best friend of Torvald, came for dinner as it is Christmas eve and he's considered Family |
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because of the hard times that have visited Kristine, how has she become by her own admission |
Bitter and egocentric |
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When kristine says that Nora's just a child, how does Nora react |
she's mad "tosses her head and walks across the room". She thinks she's being demeaned for doing nothing serious so she tells Mrs. Linde her secret. |
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For what reason does Nora say she has to be both proud and happy? |
For saving torvalds life in finding money to travel to Italy for his health |
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Why is Nora determined that Torvald must not find out the truth |
Torvald believes that nora's father paid, however Nora borrowed the money which he would disapprove of. She doesn't want to take away his "man hood" |
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When might Nora be tempted to tell Torvald the truth of the situation |
years from the present. "when I'm no longer pretty" when torvald no longer loves her, she'll have it to throw back at him |
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How has Nora been saving and making money to pay back the loan |
she claims that it is money management from saving part of Torvalds money each time he gives her some She did some copying last winter |
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how much has nora been able to repay on the loan |
She's unsure, however she's paid "everything I've managed to scrape together"
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How does nora say she felt when she was working and making her own money |
she felt like a man "like being a man" |
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why has Mr Krogstad come to see Torvald |
Business around the bank |
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What does Dr. Rank think of Mr. Krogstad |
he calls him a moral cripple |
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it is now revealed as to why torvald discourages nora from eating macaroons. what is the reason |
they'll ruin her teeth, he's afraid |
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how does nora help her friend mrs linde |
she got her a job at the bank |
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why does krogstad return to the house |
to blackmail nora into getting him his job back |
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what does krogstad want with nora |
a favour- a good word with helmer to get him back in the bank |
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why is the job at the bank so important to Mr. krogstad |
he committed an indiscretion so every other opening is bared too him. He wants to gain back his respectability |
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with what crime does krogstad confront nora |
Forgery and fraud (possibly impersonating) |
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why couldn't nora just tell her papa that she needed his signature |
her papa was very ill so she didn't want to worry him. Her papa soon passed |
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what does krogstad tell nora about the severity of her actions? |
it will ruin her social position, she'll face jail time, very serious |
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what help does nora ask torvald to give her |
she wants to give krogstad a good word |
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why does torvald have very little respect fro krogstad and men like him |
his indiscretion- he didn't admit his crime and take a punishment, and he thinks that he is a danger and cheater |
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why does torvald think that everyone who goes and early in life has a mother who's a chronic liar |
he says its genetic as most criminals are of mothers who are constitutional liars,, the atmosphere of lies contaminates the young criminal child |
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why does torvald ask nora never to plead krogstads case again/ |
due to his disrespect for him and how he feels "literally physically ill in his presence" |
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how is nora feeling at the end of this act |
she is completely disoriented and frazzled. She repeats "it's impossible" She thinks she's poisoning her home. She can't believe it at all. |
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what crime did krogstad commit? |
forgery of signatures like nora |
