A Doll's House Act 2

Question 1

How does Torvald reflect the Victorian drive to pathologise women’s rebellion as abnormal and unhealthy, reducing everything to hormones and hysteria?

Answer 1

He uses a Lexis of illness and disability- ‘madness’, ‘blindness’, ’ill’, ‘feverish’ and ‘out of her mind’

Question 2

Rank in response to tarentella…

Answer 2

(Quietly as they go): there’s nothing wrong is there? I mean, she isn’t- er- expecting?
p.90

Answer 3

ANNE-MARIE: When I had the chance of such a good job? A poor girl what’s got into trouble and can’t afford to pick and choose.
That good-for-nothing didn’t lift a finger. (p.64)

Question 4

RANK: […] My poor innocent spine must pay for the fun my father had as a gay young lieutenant.
(p.74)

Answer 4

NORA: (at the table, left) You mean he was too fond of asparagus and foie gras?

Question 5

When Nora tells Christine that ‘Torvalds going to discover everything’ on p.84, she responds with..

Answer 5

‘It’ll be best for you both’

Question 6

Lately I have been taking stock of my internal economy. Bankrupt!”