. In this play, the main set design would take place in an average size middle-class living room in “every suburb in Europe.” However, I can envision this in any living room, not specifically in Europe.
2. In Act 1, Nora lies for the first time when she says she did not eat any macaroons.
Then she lies once again to Torvald, yet this time, I see it as she is lying in a protective and loving way.
NORA: "It was necessary he should have no idea what a dangerous condition he was in. It was to me that the doctors came and said that his life was in danger." (1.193)
3. A. Torvald Helmer is Nora’s husband.
B. Nil Krogstad is a lawyer that went to school with Nora’s husband, and he blackmails her because of her loan.
C. Christine Linde was Nora’s childhood …show more content…
Christine and Nils relationship is significant to the play because Nil was Christine’s true love. She left him for a man who was richer to support her family.
6. This reference is significant because Nora feels that Torvald treats her like a child.
7. Torvald Helmer probably perceives Nora as a young child who needs guidance.
8. The title of the play is significant because this play revolves around Nora being treated like a doll who lives in a “doll house.”
9. The significance of the description of the Christmas tree now “stripped of ornament [with] burned-down candle stubs on its ragged branches” that opens Act II is that it represents Nora’s state of mind.
10. Nora’s action towards the end of the play are significant because she finally broke out of her husband’s controlling lifestyle.
11. This play is an act of realism because it does not hesitate to be a little unrealistic at times. Characters leave the room when Ibsen wants to change scenes characters and the doorbell rings at inconvenient times.
12. An aspect of this play that I don’t find realistic is the way Ibsen changed scenes so quickly.
13. Torvald is educated to be a lawyer but is currently a bank manager. The reason this is significant is because he wants to be in a controlling position even though he has the education to do something seemingly
2. In Act 1, Nora lies for the first time when she says she did not eat any macaroons.
Then she lies once again to Torvald, yet this time, I see it as she is lying in a protective and loving way.
NORA: "It was necessary he should have no idea what a dangerous condition he was in. It was to me that the doctors came and said that his life was in danger." (1.193)
3. A. Torvald Helmer is Nora’s husband.
B. Nil Krogstad is a lawyer that went to school with Nora’s husband, and he blackmails her because of her loan.
C. Christine Linde was Nora’s childhood …show more content…
Christine and Nils relationship is significant to the play because Nil was Christine’s true love. She left him for a man who was richer to support her family.
6. This reference is significant because Nora feels that Torvald treats her like a child.
7. Torvald Helmer probably perceives Nora as a young child who needs guidance.
8. The title of the play is significant because this play revolves around Nora being treated like a doll who lives in a “doll house.”
9. The significance of the description of the Christmas tree now “stripped of ornament [with] burned-down candle stubs on its ragged branches” that opens Act II is that it represents Nora’s state of mind.
10. Nora’s action towards the end of the play are significant because she finally broke out of her husband’s controlling lifestyle.
11. This play is an act of realism because it does not hesitate to be a little unrealistic at times. Characters leave the room when Ibsen wants to change scenes characters and the doorbell rings at inconvenient times.
12. An aspect of this play that I don’t find realistic is the way Ibsen changed scenes so quickly.
13. Torvald is educated to be a lawyer but is currently a bank manager. The reason this is significant is because he wants to be in a controlling position even though he has the education to do something seemingly