a dolls house quotes Flashcards

(101 cards)

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has my little squanderbird

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has my little squanderbird been overspending again

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what a little

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what a little spendthrift you are

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new clothes for ivar and a sword

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new clothes for ivar and a sword
and a horse and a trumpet for bob
and a doll and a cradle for emmy

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it’s incredible what an expensive pet

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it’s incredible what an expensive pet she is for a man to keep

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you’re a funny little creature

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you’re a funny little creature just like your father used to be

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these things are

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these things are hereditary nora

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it’s a wonderful thing to know that one’s position

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it’s a wonderful thing to know that one’s position is assured and that one has an ample income

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now let’s sit down here by the

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now let’s side down here by the stove and be comfortable

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nora nora haven’t you

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nora nora haven’t you grown up yet

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yes little things fancy work

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yes little things- fancy work, crocheting, embroidery and so forth

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oh god oh god christine

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oh god oh god christine isn’t it a wonderful time to be alive and happy

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i didnt feel

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i didn’t feel i could say no

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13
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i have no papa

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i have no papa to pay for my holidays nora

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one has no one to work for

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one has no one to work for and yet one has to be continually sponging for jobs

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especially since you know so

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especially since you know so little of the worries and hardships of life

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is it foolish

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is it foolish to save one’s husband’s life

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his duty as a husband

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his duty as a husband not to pander to my moods and caprices

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i always bought what was cheapest

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i always bought what was cheapest and plainest

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i bet you want to stay

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i bet you want to stay alive

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if i’m forced to

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if i’m forced to, i shall fight for my little job at the bank as i would fight for my life

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21
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it was to save my

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it was to save my husbands life

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the christmas tree must be beautiful

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the christmas tree must be beautiful. i’ll do everything that you like tovald. i’ll sing for you, ill dance for you

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this fellow krogstad

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this fellow krogstad has been siting at home all these years poisoning his children with his lies and pretences

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how could you bear

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how could you bear to give your child away to strangers

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a poor girl what’s got into trouble
a poor girl what’s got into trouble can’t afford to pick and choose
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that good for nothing
that good for nothing didn’t lift a thing
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you’re not your fathers
you’re not your fathers daughter for nothing
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if little squirrel asked you really prettily
if little squirrel asked you really prettily to grant her a wish
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squirrel would do lots of pretty
squirrels would do lots of pretty tricks for you if you granted her wish
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i’d turn myself into a little
i’d turn myself into a little fairy and dance for you in the moonlight tovald
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your father was not a man
your father was not a man of unassailable reputation
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you’re being incredibly obstinate
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i am man enough to bear the burden
i am man enough ti bear the burden of us both
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laughters the
laughters the damned things fit for
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my poor innocent spine
my poor innocent spine must pay for the fun my father had as a gay young luitenant
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what other wonders
what other wonders are to be revealed to me
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you can trust me
you can trust me as you can trust nobody else
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that i have loved you
that i have loved you as deeply as anyone else has
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now you know that i
now you know that i am ready to serve you, body and soul
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there are some people whom one loves
there are some people whom one loves and other whom it’s almost more fun to be with
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i loved papa
i loved papa best
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i feel the same about tovald
i feel the same about tovald as i did about papa
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she walks across
she walks across and bolts the door
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it'll be nils krogstad
it'll be nils krogstad who'll be running that bank, not tovald helmer
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you cant frighten me. a pampered
you can't frighten me. a pampered little pretty like you
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ive got him in my
ive got him in my pocket
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oh believe me nora
oh believe me nora it'll be best for you both
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a miracle
a miracle is about to happen
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her hair works loose
her hair works loose and falls over her shoulder
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nora darling, you're dancing
nora darling, you're dancing like your life depended on it
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there's nothing wrong is there?
there's nothing wrong is there? i mean she isn't -er- expecting?
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she just gets
she just gets scared like a child sometimes
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thirty one hours
thirty one hours to live
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where does act 3 start
in the same room
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i thought it was my duty
i thought it was my duty to destroy all the feelings you had for me
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now i'm a shipwrecked
now i'm a shipwrecked man, clinging to a spar
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suppose we two shipwrecked
suppose we two shipwrecked souls could join together
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castaways have a better
castaways have a better chance of survival together than on their own
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you're just being hysterical and romantic
youre just being hysterical and romantic. you want to find an excuse for self sacrifice
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i am afraid of nothing
i am afraid of nothing with you
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a woman who has sold herself once for the sake
a woman who has sold herself once for the sake of others doesn't make the same mistake again
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there must be an end
there must be an end of all these shifting and evasions
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helmer leads nora
helmer leads nora almost forcibly into the hall
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i took my beautiful
i took my beautiful little capri signorina
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but knitting now
but knitting now, that's an ugly business. makes you look like a damned chinaman
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look at my most
look at my most treasured possession
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this wonderful beauty
this wonderful beauty that's mine, mine alone, all mine
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i pretend to myself
i pretend to myself that you're my secret mistress
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young and trembling
young and trembling and beautiful
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sleep well
sleep well dr rank
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he wants to shut himself
he wants to shut himself up in his house and die
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he's going to slink away
he's going to slink away and hide like a wounded beast
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it's best to go
it's best to go silently. don't you think tovald?
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his suffering and lonelines
his suffering and loneliness provides a kind of dark background to the happy sunlight of our marriage
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often i wish some terrible danger
often i wish some terrible danger might threaten you so that i could offer my life and blood, everything, for your sake
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goodbye tovald
goodbye tovald! goodbye my darlings!
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stop being
stop being theatrical
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for eight whole years
for eight whole years- she who was my joy and pride- a hypocrite, a liar
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all your father's
all your father's recklessness and instability
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no religion
no religion, no morals, no sense of duty
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the children
the children shall be taken out of your hands
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i shall merely regard
i shall merely regard the whole business as a dream
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just lean on me
just lean on me. i shall counsel you, i shall guide you
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i shall watch you over
i shall watch you over like a hunted dove
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my poor, helpless
my poor, helpless bewildered little creature
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does it occur to you
does it occur to you that this is the first time we two, you and i, man and wife, have ever had a serious talk together
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he called me his
he called me his little doll and he pllayed with me just the way i played with my dolls
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i performed tricks for you
i performed tricks for you and you gave me food and drink
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ive been your doll wife
ive been your doll wife just as i used to be papa's doll child
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i must educate
i must educate myself. and that's why i'm leaving you
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you've no experience
you've no experience of the world
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can you neglect
can you neglect your most sacred duties?
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oh tovald
oh tovald, i dont know really know what religion means
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if religion cannot guide you
if religion cannot guide you, let me at leaxt appeal to your conscience
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nora you're ill
nora you're ill. you're feverish. i almsot believe you're out of your mind
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no man can be expected to
no man can be expected to sacrifice his honour, even for the person he loves
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you think and talk
you think and talk like a stupid child
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you neither think or talk
you neither think or talk like the man i could share my life with
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here is your ring
here is your ring back. give me mine.
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the miracle of miracles
the miracle of miracles would have to happen
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the street door
the street door is slammed shut downstairs