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53 Cards in this Set
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Written by? When? |
Henrik Ibsen, 1879 |
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He was considered the |
"father of modern drama" --> he popularized realism |
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Foil character |
qualities and actions help emphasize the main character's actions (or another) through contrast |
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The style of dialogue |
conversational - husband and wife |
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Ibsen adresses the issues of |
-Changing marital roles -Dawning of women's self awareness |
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Setting of play |
Norway 1879 |
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Why does Torvald playfully chastise Nora? |
-spendthrift -bad with $ |
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Why does Nora believe they can "let themselves go" a little this Xmas, unlike other years? |
Torvald got new position at bank, greater salary (won't take it until new year) |
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How does Torvald feel about borrowing from others? |
"A happy home isn't built off others" AGAINST IT |
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What does Nora confess that she wants for Xmas? |
$--> can pick out the perfect thing for herself |
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Examples of Torvald's pet names for Nora? |
Squirrel, Spendthrift, Songbird |
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Why does he do this? |
To make her feel as though she is his possession, demean her |
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How does Torvald say Nora and her father are alike? |
she inherited wastefulness with money from her father |
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What is Nora's secret she is hiding from Torvald about her shopping and eating? |
-lied about eating macaroons (unhealthy) |
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What happened to Nora's hard work last christmas? |
cat tore everything up |
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Why doesn't Nora recognize her old friend, Kristine Linde, at first? |
-looks paler, thinner -been 10 years |
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How does Kristine feel about the death of her husband? |
didn't leave her $, kids or even “a feeling of loss or sorrow,” -doesnt seem to care |
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Why is being a lawyer an "uncertain business" according to Nora? |
*There are good and bad side to the job "especially if one isn't prepared to touch any case that isn't...quite nice" |
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What odd jobs did Nora do to help with family income? |
Fancy work, Crochet, embroidery |
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Why did Nora and Torvald have to go to Italy for a year? |
Torvald could recover from illness |
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How did Nora say they got the $ to spend a year abroad? |
from her father |
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Who is Dr. Rank, why is he at the house? |
their "best friend", he checks up on them at leastonce a day |
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Because of Kristine's hard times, how has she become, by her own admission? |
After husband and mother died, and 2 brothers grew up, she feels empty -no one to live for, now she feels selfish |
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When kristine says that Nora is just a child, how does Nora react? |
she becomes angry -she feels everyone thinks she is incapable of doing anything serious |
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How is Mrs. Linde proud and happy? Why does Nora say she has to be proud and happy? |
-made her mother's last months easy and cared for brothers -saved her husband's life (stealing $) |
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Why can't Nora tell Torvald the truth? |
he couldn't handle the truth |
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Why might she be tempted to tell him? |
when she isn't as pretty as she is now, when he isn't in love with her as he is now |
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How has Nora been saving to pay back the loan? |
- never spending more than half of $ Torvald gave for clothes (always bought cheapest/plain) -copying and writing (thats why she closed herself in her room) FUN like a man!! |
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How much was she able to pay back? |
only what she could scrape together |
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How did Nora feel about making money on her own? |
she loved it, it was tiering but fun working like a man |
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Why has Krogstad come to see Torvald? |
to talk about business relating to Torvald's new position at the bank |
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What does Mrs. Linde want to find? |
a job |
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What does Dr. Rank think of Krogstad? |
he is a crippled, morally twisted man |
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Why does Torvald actually discourage Nora from eating macaroons? |
hes afraid they will damage her teeth |
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How does Nora support Mrs. Linde? |
Nora asks Torvald to give her a job |
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Why does Krogstad return? |
he doesn't want Linde to take his place |
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What does krogstad want with Nora? |
he wants her to influence Torvald decision |
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Why is this job so important to Krogstad? |
he has to support his kids, he wants to regain his position |
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What crime does krogstad confront Nora about? |
fraud |
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Why didn't Nora just tell her dad? |
she would have to say what its for |
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What severity does Krogstad mention about her crime |
the law will get involved |
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What help does Nora ask Torvald for? |
opinion on dress |
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Why does Torvald have very little respect for Krogstad and men like him? |
he forged signatures which made his bad reputation, can't trust |
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Why does Torvald think "everyone who goes bad early in life has a mother who's a chronic liar"? |
he believes mothers like that contaminate their children |
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Why does Torvald ask Nora never to plead Krogstad's case again? |
morally "dead" |
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How is Nora feeling at the end of ACT 1 |
nervous about her crime and that krogstad knows |
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Blundered: Competent: |
move in clumsy/careless way capable |
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Desolate: Disreputable: |
deserted (empty) Not respectable |
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Frivolous: Grafter: |
lacking seriousness person who takes advantage of position to make money/property |
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Invalids: Pretense: |
sickly/weak persons false claim |
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Proprieties: Retribution: |
accepted behaviour in polite society a repayment/punishment |
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Stave:
Tumultuous: |
To alert/delay
Loud/excited/emotional |
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Unperturbed |
calm and serene |
