Characters
What kind of character is Miss Linde in relation to the text?
FOIL
What themes are present in the play.
Work and money, society vs the individual, love and marriage, gender equality and deceit.
What is Ibsen's symbol for an unfree society
The Dollhouse
How does Ibsen use dialogue to objectify Nora's children
He doesn't give them any lines/she repeats back at them what they say to her
Which character is in love with Nora
Dr Rank.
How does societal pressure shape Nora and Torvald's marriage?
It creates the framework of their marriage.
What is the motif for Nora's freedom and authenticity?
The macaroon
What technique does Ibsen use to emphasise the connection between macaroons and Nora's deceit?
Dramatic Irony
Which characters are free?
None of them.
How does Nora’s decision to leave Torvald at the end of the play challenge traditional views of marriage and gender roles?
Nora decided to put her own wellbeing above her family and disobey Torvald’s orders. Both going against the societal role of a mother and of a wife.
What does Nora offering Dr Rank the macaroon say about their relationship?
Their relationship is not appropriate
Why would Ibsen objectify Nora's children
To show the innocent way she sees her children as dolls and how easy it is to perpetuate the cycle.
Which door is always closed.
How does Ibsen use the theme of work and money to critique societal norms and gender roles?
Shows women’s financial dependency on men as well as outlining the
Why wouldn't Nora survive outside the Dollhouse?
Her society has no space for unmarried women as it has been set up so that they have to depend on men for financial security-only widowed women could work-Nora is not widowed.
How does Ibsen use dramatic irony to undermine the patriarchal values represented in the play
It shows that women actually don't need to depend on men and that they are just as intelligent as them, but they hide from men it to conform to the status quo. Makes men seem really delicate, like they couldn't handle if women were self-sufficient.