Saturday, March 15, 2014

Act One: "A Doll's House"

Hey everyone! For act one in "A Doll's house" I think the main idea is about the relationship between Nora and Helmer and the way they treat each other. Now I am  going to analyze the characters and their actions. Lets begin with Nora, she is  naïve, childish, sneaky, squandering, and a dishonest, corrupt wife and mother. She is a house wife and portrays the role of a women who mostly stays at home. When Nora goes out she likes to spend lots of money especially on senseless things "ten twenty forty." To prove that she can act naïve and childish she says things like "Oh Torvald, surely we can waste a little now just the teeniest bit?" Also to prove her dishonesty and sneakiness she lied to Helmer's face saying "I wouldn't do anything that you don't like." Next there is Helmer aka Torvald, who is a very controlling, demanding, and a disreputable husband and father. To prove his actions Helmer degenerates his wife Nora telling her things like "Nora, Nora! Just like a woman!" He also gives her disrespectful nick names like "when did the squirrel get home?'' For Mrs. Kristine Linde she is a tough and wise woman. She has been through so much and has learned a lot. She had gone through may losses and has managed to support herself and her family. For Dr. Rank his character is a good friend to Helmer. Lastly, for Krogstad's character he is blackmailing and smart. Text to self: personally I would never want to have a relationship like Helmer and Nora, because it I unhealthy and unfair. Text to world: this play reminds me of a show that I watched before, and it is called "Devious maids." The reason it reminds me of this play is because, they both relate to each other and they both have he same conflicts like a forged signature, betrayal, lies, etc. Text to text: when Nora forged her father's signature this reminds me of another character named Sasha Uskov who also forged a signaure. Questions: Will Nora ever tell Helmer what she has been hiding all this time? Will Helmer's and Nora's relationship ever change in a positive way? Even though Helmer will get a money raise in his job, do you thing Nora will continue to spend money excessively?

6 comments:

Unknown said...

this is true! amazing writing

Unknown said...

Yes Nina I agree with everything you are saying because Nora is very sneaky and naive and she spends a lot of her husband money. Torvald is very controlling and demanding and is disrespectful. I don't think that Nora will ever tell Torvald what she has been hiding all this time. I don't really think that Nora and Torvald's relationship will change in a positive way because their relationship is based on lies and deception. I think that Nora will continue to spend more money excessively now that her husband is getting a raise.

Sara Stambolian said...

I agree with what you said. I think Nora might run away because she hinted to the maid at the end of the Act. I don't think think her and Helmer's relationship will continue and be more positive bceause of the way he reacted about forgery and corrupting the children.

Anonymous said...

damn nina ! finally a good post lol jk but I think at some point Nora is going to have to tell Helmer everything, remember Krogstad got fired, so this is a perfect time for Krogstad to tell on Nora ;)

Jailene Gavilanes said...

I agree with everything you said. Nora dose act childish and is always spending money. I think Nora is not going to tell Helmer at all. I have a feeling Helmer is going to find out and won't help Nora when she get into trouble.

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