A Doll's House Flashcards
(20 cards)
Just like a woman
Torvald to Nora
I would never dream
I would never dream of doing anything you wouldn’t want me to.
Oh Nora, Nora, how like a woman!
Torvald to Nora
songbird
My little songbird must never do that again
being with Papa
Being with Torvald is a little like being with Papa
terribly in love
Torvald is so terribly in love with me
A man’s better
A man’s better at coping with these things than a woman
I must stand on my own two feet if I’m to get to know myself
Nora to Torvald
Very satisfying
Very satisfying in knowing that he has forgiven his wife
forgiven you
You can’t believe that I have forgiven you.
doll wife doll child.
I have been your doll wife, just as at home I was Daddy’s doll child.
play with them
Just as they thought it was fun when I went to play with them
I am an individual
I am an individual, just as much as you are
what it says in books.
But I’m not content anymore with what most people say, or what it says in books.
miracles
I don’t believe in miracles any longer
“I see you dancing like a fairy”
Torvald seems to enjoy the fact that it is a performance that impresses other people more than anything
“My duty to myself”
The dance becomes a metaphor for Nora’s own journey towards self-discovery, as she breaks free from societal expectations and her husband’s control.
But surely you can understand that being with Torvald is a little like being with _____. (Act 2)
Papa
A fog of ___ like that in a household, and spreads ____ and infection to every part of it.
lies, disease
(stage direction) the tree has been stripped and the candles burned out; the stage directions dictate that it should look
“bedraggled.”
