Act 3

In chapter three of the play, everything has turned for the better in Nora's way mostly. After Nora's friend talked to krogstad about compromising with what Nora did in her past life, krogstad has become a changed person. Mr. Helmer found the letter and Nora had to explain herself about the entire story. Mr. Helmer's personality has really come out in this act. To me both Nora and her husband are self absorbed, but he thinks he is the highest of all. He thinks Nora is helpless and is nothing without him and that its her responsibility for her to be taking care and obeying him and her husband. This goes right back to showing me how females were treated back then, no freedom or type of responsibility. Also Nora explained to her husband that she believes he treats her like a little doll, where he can do whatever he wants to her. She compares her present life to her life as a child, because her father treated her as a doll also. She has always been under someone's comand is baisically what she explained to her husband. Eventually she made up her mind of leaving both her husband and children, baisically the life she knows now, to find herself, her true self. That was the smartest decision Nora has definately made to me in this entire play, she really actually made a decision to finally do something on her own. I believe this play shows how when someone is cooped up in a life for too long, the same type of life, they eventually want to break through and do things on their own, just liek Nora did. =]

Comparisons! Act 2 [to be continued.........]

Nora- I think Nora is a young lady that is too dependent on her husband, only after what she did. She was so worried of his almost death that she borrowed money to keep him alive and now her faking a signiture of her late father has gotten her into a big pile of trouble. She is also a bit whiney to me, like when she wants something, she puts herself out there to get what she wants. Nora reminds me of Curly's Wife from Of Mice and Men. They both have a way of putting theirself out there to get what that want and also they have alot of inner problems that affects their actions.

Mr. Helmer- I think he has two personailties. At one time he's calling Nora his songbird and acting to her like she is a little kid. He even thinks she's suppose to act like she needs him all the time and his opinion is the only that matter. Then the second personality is he is the big head banker and it would be embarassing for anyone to hear he gets advice from his wife, because he will be a laughing stock. Mr. Helmer kind of confuses me.

Krogstad- So far I think Krogstad is a betrayer. He does nice things for someone and if he wants to he uses that against you so he can get what he wants. I know its wrong for someone not to repay, but he has no heart for Nora's particular condition. I believe he will never get his job backthe way he is acting. Krogstad reminds me of Curly. He is like the big bully of the whole entire story.. and thinks he can pull little stunts to get what he wants, because he's good at lying.

Dr. Rank- I think Dr. Rank is the most friendliest person out of the entire play. He has a problem of dying and Nora just shuns him. He also tells her that she loves him and

NEW NEW POLL... PLEASE VOTE !!

Down below I have a poll on what Nora's future outcome might be. From all these things that are happen I want to see what You think will be her future outcome. Im really interested into what you might think!

This is a link to watch the opening of A Doll's House!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwnBukRiRJI

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Relate me????

In the first act of a doll's house, Nora has seemed to have gotten herself in a huge amount of trouble. Im going to relate this play to the play we had recently read.. A Raisin in the Sun! Walter the husband and man of the house in A Raisin in the Sun did everything for money because he wanted to own a liquor buisness. Nora now also wanted the money because she needed it to repay the money she borrowed. Both Nora and Walter share a common interest in doing whatever it takes to get the money they need.
Also I would like to relate Nora and Kristina's relationship to George and Lenny in Of Mice and Men. In both stories their long time friendships were interuppted or in troubles because of the action of one. In George and Lenny's case, Lenny kept not purposely getting hiself into trouble and in Nora and Kristina's case Nora is jeopardizing Kristina's almost new job so she wont be caught by her husband.

Doll's House title is a perfect fit!

After reading a short summary about what a Doll House should be about, I somehow understand why the name is actually the name it is. Nora one of the main characters is a wife of I believe someone named Torvald. She acts as a child towards him in their household because he handles her when she wants money. So in response she has misfits and tantrums, flirts and pouts. Baisically everything a child does when they dont get what they want. Thus my perception was made. A Doll House is what young girls play with like a fantasy life.. and they get everything they want. Something like what Nora was so used to. This is my opinion!

The settings and characters of A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen

A Doll’s House
Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906)

Main Characters

Torvald Helmer - He is a lawyer who has been promoted to manager in the bank.

Nora - She is Torvald’s wife who is treated like a child by Torvald’s but leaves in the end because of it.

Krogstad - He is the man Nora borrowed money from to pay for the trip to Italy.

Dr. Rank - He is an admirer of Nora who has spinal TB and announces his death at the end of the play.

Minor Characters

Christine Linde - She is an old friend of Nora who comes to Nora and asks her to ask her husband for a job.

The children - Nora plays with her children and treats them like dolls.

Setting

Helmer’s Apartment - The entire play takes place at the apartment

Torvald’s study - a door leads from the stage into an imaginary room which is Torvald’s study where some off-stage action takes place.

Ballroom - This is where Nora danced the Tarantella.

I found this information at : http://summarycentral.tripod.com/adollshouse.htm