This person is a keeper of the house; they are submissive to their spouse. They don't have many freedoms.
what is a woman/ wife?
100
inheritances allowed the rich people to ___
what is not working?
100
What is significant about the toys in the play?
It represents Nora. Dolls are completely dependent on someone to depict their actions. Nora is completely dependent on Torvald.
100
What era and country was Ibsen from?
Victorian and Norway
200
This person is usually the sole bread maker of the family; they have complete control over family affairs.
what is a man/ husband?
200
the___ were store owners and bankers
What is the middle class?
200
What does the costumes symbolize?
It symbolizes the character Nora plays in her marriage to please Torvald.
200
What is Ibsen's main ideas in "A Doll's House"?
Gender rolls and victorian society
300
the theoretical construction in the social sciences and humanities that refer to a set of social and behavioral norms that within a specific culture are widely considered to be appropriate for the sexes.
What are gender rolls?
300
began when ___ became queen
Who is Victoria of England?
300
What does illness symbolize?
Illness symbolizes the social injustice the characters suffer.
300
Who does Ibsen really depict as the doll in his play?
Torvald, because Nora leaves the house and her old ways, while Torvald keeps his perfect appearance up.
400
domestic; weak; motherly
characteristic
What are? a woman's characteristics
400
Literature was based upon ___
What are social tensions?
400
What is significant about the closed doors?
The closed doors represents the personality Nora is shutting out to continue to please Torvald.
400
Why did Ibsen's play receive so much controversy?
Because he had a feministic focus, and was critical of gender rolls in Victorian marriages.
500
must sing, dance, draw, and have knowledge of modern language, make a home
What are the roles of a woman?
500
Nora was a ___ for women's rights
What is an international symbol?
500
What motif relates to Dr. Rank?
Death and illness
500
Why did Ibsen dislike changing the ending of the play?
Because he is a realist and knows life doesn't always have happy endings