Quote Identification
"Suppose, now, that I borrowed fifty pounds today, and you spent it all in the Christmas week, and then on New Year's Eve a slate fell on my head and killed me."
Who is...Helmer speaking to Nora
Home, a domestic domain in which women were in charge during the Victorian era around Christmas time
What is... setting
Which pet names does Helmer not use to look down upon Nora?
-Skylark
-Pomplemousse
-Squirrel
-Spendthrift
What is... Pomplemousse
Definition: someone who spends money freely or wastefully
Sentence: Has my little __________been wasting money again?
What is... spendthrift
The time and place (or when and where) of the story
What is... the setting
"Is it my little squirrel bustling about?"
Who is...Helmer to Nora
“An atmosphere of lies infects and poisons the whole life of a home. Each breath the children take in such a house is full of the germs of evil.”
What is... dramatic irony
Who is taking Mr. Krogstad's post at the job?
Who is... Mrs. Linde
Definition: move or cause to move energetically or busily
Sentence: Is it my little squirrel __________ about?
What is... bustle/bustling
An element, image, or idea that recurs throughout a work of literature
What is... a motif
A: "But don't you think it is nice of me, too, to do as you wish?"
B: "Nice?—because you do as your husband wishes? Well, well, you little rogue, I am sure you did not mean it in that way."
Who is... Nora to Helmer
The title, A Doll’s House, is an example of
What is... a metaphor
Nora uses this to distract Helmer from reading Krogstad's blackmail letter
What is... the tarantella dance
Definition: pass by
Sentence: But twenty-four hours have __________since then, and in that time I have witnessed incredible things in this house.
What is... elapse/elapsed
A plot device for creating situations in which the audience knows more about the situations, the causes of conflicts, and their resolutions before the leading characters or actors.
What is... dramatic irony
“How will you be able to prevent it? Am I to understand that you can pay the balance that is owing?"
Who is...Krogstad to Nora
“The Christmas Tree is […] stripped of its ornaments and with burnt-down candle-ends on its disheveled branches"
What is... symbolism
What does Helmer call Nora upon finding out the truth in Krogstad's letter?
What is... miserable creature
Definition: lacking what is considerate in dealing with others
Sentence: Katherine, a main character in Taming of the Shrew, has a ___________ nature; she is always insulting and demeaning those around her.
What is... tactless
A person, object, image, word, or event that evokes a range of additional meaning beyond and usually more abstract than its literal significance
What is... a symbol
“They must have a complete understanding between them, which is impossible with all this concealment and falsehood going on.”
Who is... Mrs. Linde to Krogstad
Tarantella is the "death dance" highlighting the death of the relationship between Nora and Helmer as well as her “death” as a wife, and rebirth as an individual.
What is... symbolism
What is the very last, significant stage direction?
What is... the door shutting from below (Nora leaving)
Definition: uncertain how to act or proceed
Sentence: Makes a movement towards the door, but stands __________.
What is... irresolute
The connotation or associations of word choice, must be specified or qualified.
What is... diction