A Doll's House

A Doll's House

Setting
1. Late 1800s in a Norwegian apartment
2. There would be different laws and different amounts of segregation.
  1. Such as domestic abuse is not an option
  2. Women would have more rights
Archetypes
1. The Fall
  1. When Nora walked out of the door.
2. Tragic Hero
  1. Nora
  2. Torvold
3. Haven vs. Wilderness
Character Analysis
1. Character 1: Nora
  1. Choices
    1. She saves her husband's life by having a loan.
  2. Wants
    1. To be treated like a normal human being like men.
    2. Wants to pay off her debt.
  3. Success
    1. She is successful because she became her own woman and she don't need no man.
2. Character 2 : Torvold
  1. Choices
    1. To hide his true self so Nora will appreciate him when really all he cares about is his appearences and money
  2. Wants
    1. He wants money and a wife that listens to him.
  3. Success
    1. He is successful in wealth but not successful in love.
Themes
1. How does Nora demonsrate the theme through her own words and actions?
  1. She says that she and Torvold have been strangers living in the same house for 8 years.
2. Krogstad
  1. He only wants love
Evaluation
1. Why is A Doll's House Significant
  1. It shows that women can have independance and that they should stand up for themselves.
2. Why was the audience so upset?
  1. Because the woman left her man and children and in that day in age it was very wrong

Resource summary

	Created by Nicholas Schierl about 10 years ago