Doll's house act 1

Question 1

how does Torvald trivialise Nora

Answer 1

is that my skylark twittering

is that my squirrel rustling

is little squirrel sulking

has my little squanderbird been overspending again

Question 2

Torvald on debt

Answer 2

No debts! never borrow! A home that is founded on debts and borrowing can never be a place of freedom and beauty

(Gupta - casts a long shadow on all who live within)

Question 3

significance of macaroons

Answer 3

has my little sweet-tooth been indulging herself?

no Torvald i promise.
…..
(rank) i thought they were forbidden here

Torvald has forbidden them. He’s afraid they’ll ruin my teeth

Question 4

Mrs Linde on Nora as a child

Answer 4

havent you grown up?

You’re a child Nora

you know so little of the harships and worries of life

Question 5

£ = men

Answer 5

“a wife cant borrow money without her husbands consent” (1870 Property act, 1975 UK Sex Discrimination Act)

Great fun, sitting there and earning money, it was almost like being a man

Question 6

women as pets

Answer 6

the squanderbird is a pretty little creature

an expensive pet for a man to keep

Question 7

Nora speaking with her children

Answer 7

my sweet little baby doll

dogs don’t bite baby dolls

Question 8

Krogstad on the social ladder

Answer 8

the job in the bank was the first step back to respectibility.
your husband wants to kick me off that ladder back into the dirt

Question 9

Krogstad on the importance of the bank

Answer 9

i shall fight for my little job at the bank as i would fight for my life

Question 10

what did Krogstad’s indiscretion do

Answer 10

ruined my whole social position