The sound of the slamming door buffets Helmer as he stands motionless and alone in the living room. His mind is muddled by conflicting thoughts. Helmer slumps into the brown leather chair and his eyes shift from left to right as he ponders over Nora’s parting words.
HELMER [repeating]: The greatest miracle of all…? [Rubbing his forehead] These words… they give my conscience no rest. [His eyes begin to the glimmer with hope] I am certain of it: some-day, she will return to me… [Rising up from his chair]. My little song-bird who I have protected and guided for all these years has abandoned me. Have I not performed my obligation as her husband with stellar success? I have taken care of her every need: as my father did for mother. [Slowly pacing …show more content…
The task is based on Henrik Ibsen’s play, A Doll’s House. In Act 3 of the play as the scene comes to an end, Nora exits the house. Torvald is left alone in the room; he laments the emptiness of it all. He begins to talk to himself, revealing emotions of hope and his desire for her to return to him. This is the imagined monologue that follows the final scene. This task highlights the critical understanding of the character and portrays important themes in the play. It explores the issue of gender inequity in 19th Century Denmark. Arousing an immense controversy with Nora’s decision against society’s expectations at that time. It accentuates the patriarchal nature of society; in which dominated exclusively by males. The task attempts to portray the aftermath of Nora’s embarkation from Torvald’s point of view. Using similar techniques of Torvald’s way of speaking, in a demeaning way to the characters, as expressed in the script. The play reveals the unequal partnership between Torvald and Nora, and explores how Torvald still believes Nora should remain dependent on her husband. Ibsen constructs the character, Torvald as the expectation of society, embracing societal norms of the time. However, Nora’s ideology is quite different as she rebels against societal standards, leaving her husband to seek
HELMER [repeating]: The greatest miracle of all…? [Rubbing his forehead] These words… they give my conscience no rest. [His eyes begin to the glimmer with hope] I am certain of it: some-day, she will return to me… [Rising up from his chair]. My little song-bird who I have protected and guided for all these years has abandoned me. Have I not performed my obligation as her husband with stellar success? I have taken care of her every need: as my father did for mother. [Slowly pacing …show more content…
The task is based on Henrik Ibsen’s play, A Doll’s House. In Act 3 of the play as the scene comes to an end, Nora exits the house. Torvald is left alone in the room; he laments the emptiness of it all. He begins to talk to himself, revealing emotions of hope and his desire for her to return to him. This is the imagined monologue that follows the final scene. This task highlights the critical understanding of the character and portrays important themes in the play. It explores the issue of gender inequity in 19th Century Denmark. Arousing an immense controversy with Nora’s decision against society’s expectations at that time. It accentuates the patriarchal nature of society; in which dominated exclusively by males. The task attempts to portray the aftermath of Nora’s embarkation from Torvald’s point of view. Using similar techniques of Torvald’s way of speaking, in a demeaning way to the characters, as expressed in the script. The play reveals the unequal partnership between Torvald and Nora, and explores how Torvald still believes Nora should remain dependent on her husband. Ibsen constructs the character, Torvald as the expectation of society, embracing societal norms of the time. However, Nora’s ideology is quite different as she rebels against societal standards, leaving her husband to seek