Author
Who wrote A Doll's House?
Who is Henrik Ibsen
Who said this quote: “Helmer’s got to learn everything; this dreadful secret has to be aired; those two have to come to a full understanding; all these lies and evasions can’t go on” (Ibsen 64).Who is s/he talking to?
Who is Mrs. Linde
Talking to Krogstad
What do the macaroons symbolize?
What is secrecy and Nora's ability to lie to her husband without regret
What role does Mrs. Linde play in the book?
What is Mrs. Linde is Nora’s friend. Mrs. Linde’s husband died, and she often talks about her trouble to Nora even though she is not a good listener. Mrs. Linde gives Nora perspective and claims she is naive, but Nora argues otherwise and tells her story. Later, Mrs. Linde helps solve Nora’s situation by entering into a relationship with her prior love, Mr. Krogstad.
After he split macaroni on her prom dress, the girl was very upset and...
Idyllic
Plethora
Implacable
What is implacable
What was Henrik Ibsen's first job?
What is working for an apothecary
Who said this quote: “Now listen, Nora; in many ways you are still like a child” (Ibsen 39).
Who is Mrs. Linde
What were some of the nicknames that Torvald used for Nora? What do they symbolize?
What is skylark or squirrel - symbolize how Torvald does not view his wife as an equal and calls her by belittling addresses.
Why did Nora’s family go to Italy? Why is this controversial?
What is Torvald was sick, and needed a place with fairer weather.
Nora payed for the trip by taking out a loan in her father’s name. This was illegal because her father was dead. Torvald does not know this.
Nora is very ____ in some of the things she says.
1. Scurrilous
2. Puerile
3. Defunct
What is Puerile
Where was Henrik Ibsen born & how did this affect the plot?
What is Norway, which is cold and isolating = alienating aspect in book
Who says this quote, “There’s no one who gives up honor for love” (Ibsen 80)? Who are they speaking to?
Who is Helmer
Speaking to Nora
Why was Nora dancing the Tarantella? What did this dance symbolize?
What is Nora’s dire situation - symbolizes how people moved crazily to stay alive after being bitten by a spider.
In the play, as long as Nora was at the party dancing the Tarantella, her secret would be safe from her husband essentially keeping her alive. This is because if her secret comes out then she will be disgraced as a wife and may even commit suicide.
What happened in the Nurse’s backstory that is so scandalous? What role did she play in Nora’s life?
What is she was an unwed mother.
The Nurse practically raised Nora, and stayed with her even after she got married. Now, she is a nurse to Nora’s children. Basically, Nora has never been without her.
Define this term: “imprudent”
Where did Ibsen write this play?
What is Italy
Who said this quote: “Almost everyone who goes bed early in life has a mother who’s a chronic liar” (Ibsen 34). How is this ironic?
Who is Torvald
Ironic because Nora is a liar
What is the symbolism behind Dr. Rank’s name?
What is Rank means unpleasant or nasty
Though Dr. Rank is a beloved family friend of Nora’s family, he “hits on” Nora and confesses his love for her. This would be an extremely dishonorable act, and makes him seem creepy.
How does Krogstad know that Nora forged the signature?
What is the signature was signed three days after her father’s death.
Define this term: “awry”
(adj): crooked; amiss; wrong
What were the three steps to getting to know a character according to Ibsen?
What is
1. Passengers on a train
2. Four weeks at a spa
3. Intimate friends
Who says this: “Our home has been nothing but a playroom. I have been your doll-wife, just as at home I was papa's doll-child; and here the children have been my dolls” (Ibsen 77). To whom is she speaking? What is the context?
Who is Nora is speaking to Torvald and telling him how she really feels. She is about to leave her family in order to discover herself.
Why does Nora claim she was a “doll” in her husband and father’s houses?
What is she has gone through her life with little choice
When she was younger, her life was orchestrated by her husband and when she married it was orchestrated by her husband. She feels her life has been unsubstantial; she has only lived to please her husband and father and in turn has neglected her own education and self-discovery.
At what point in the book does Nora finally tell Torvald how she feels? What does she tell him and why is this significant?
What is Nora tells Torvald how she feels after their situation is resolved. Upon hearing about his wife’s crime, he is horrified by her actions and condemns her. However, after the situation is resolved he wants to take her back, and claims to love her helplessness. Nora realizes that their relationship is not substantial and understands it cannot continue if she wants self-discovery.
Define this term: “wizened”
what is (adj) dry; shrunken; wrinkled