The scene I chose to isolate is the end of Act III in a Dollhouse. Helmer and Nora are communicating about a letter that was received telling Helmer that Nora had borrowed money falsely. Helmer was so angry and selfish that he did not even want to take the fall for it. He was calling her childish and blaming everything on her and not even worry about what could happen to her. Then he opened the next letter saying that it was fine and that no mention of it would ever occur. He was delighted and told Nora that they no longer had anything to worry about.
This was a turning point for Nora. Her reasoning for what she did was to help her husband and save his life and all he could do at first was pronounce how she ruined it. This triggered Nora to really think about her life and if it was what she even wanted. She walked off stage, changed her …show more content…
In Act III Nora explained “I’ve been your doll-wife here, just as at home I was Papa’s doll-child” (Ibsen 838). She was trying to tell him she was more than just a fragile being. She had feelings, was intelligent and wanted to be more than just a wife, mother and doll. Helmer did not like this and forcefully told her she could not leave, he further explained “Before all else, you’re a wife and a mother” (Ibsen 840) . She responds by saying, “I don’t believe in that anymore” (Ibsen 840). Helmer tells her she is talking like a child and she does not understand anything about the world. She says, “No I don’t. But now I’ll learn for myself. I’ll try to discover who’s right, the world or I” (Ibsen 840). This is a pivotal moment as Nora, for the first time she understands who she is. She realizes that she is more than just a doll to be played with. She tells him that she does not love him anymore and that she must
This was a turning point for Nora. Her reasoning for what she did was to help her husband and save his life and all he could do at first was pronounce how she ruined it. This triggered Nora to really think about her life and if it was what she even wanted. She walked off stage, changed her …show more content…
In Act III Nora explained “I’ve been your doll-wife here, just as at home I was Papa’s doll-child” (Ibsen 838). She was trying to tell him she was more than just a fragile being. She had feelings, was intelligent and wanted to be more than just a wife, mother and doll. Helmer did not like this and forcefully told her she could not leave, he further explained “Before all else, you’re a wife and a mother” (Ibsen 840) . She responds by saying, “I don’t believe in that anymore” (Ibsen 840). Helmer tells her she is talking like a child and she does not understand anything about the world. She says, “No I don’t. But now I’ll learn for myself. I’ll try to discover who’s right, the world or I” (Ibsen 840). This is a pivotal moment as Nora, for the first time she understands who she is. She realizes that she is more than just a doll to be played with. She tells him that she does not love him anymore and that she must