Doll's house act 1 Flashcards

(10 cards)

1
Q

how does Torvald trivialise Nora

A

is that my skylark twittering

is that my squirrel rustling

is little squirrel sulking

has my little squanderbird been overspending again

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Torvald on debt

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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)

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3
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significance of macaroons

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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

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4
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Mrs Linde on Nora as a child

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havent you grown up?

You’re a child Nora

you know so little of the harships and worries of life

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5
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£ = men

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“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

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6
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women as pets

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the squanderbird is a pretty little creature

an expensive pet for a man to keep

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7
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Nora speaking with her children

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my sweet little baby doll

dogs don’t bite baby dolls

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8
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Krogstad on the social ladder

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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

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9
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Krogstad on the importance of the bank

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

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10
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what did Krogstad’s indiscretion do

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ruined my whole social position

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