Act Three Flashcards
A line from the opening stage directions of Act 3 regarding the status of one of the doors in the house
“The door to the hall stands open.”
Krogstad referencing how his and Mrs Linde’s relationship ended from his perspective as she attempts to reason with him
“It’s the old story, isn’t it - a woman chucking a man because something better turns up?”
The manner in which Torvald lead Nora onto the stage
”Helmer leads Nora almost forcibly into the hall.”
Torvald explaining to Mrs Linde the essentials of a good exit
“An exit should always be dramatic”
Nora explaining how her secret will shortly be revealed and her plans going forward are becoming imminent
“Soon I shall sleep”
An interaction between Nora and Torvald in which he reacts to her adhering to societal expectations of submitting to her husband
“Oh, you’re always right, whatever you do”
“Now my little songbirds talking just like a real big human being”
Torvald revealing the reason why he avoided Nora during the fancy dress ball
“I pretend to myself that you’re my secret mistress, my clandestine little sweetheart”
The complementary adjectives Torvald used to describe his fantasies of Nora as a new bride
“young and trembling”
Torvald expressing his thoughts and emotions when Nora performed the tarantella
“When I saw you dance the tarantella, like a huntress, a temptress, my blood grew hot, I couldn’t stand it any longer! That was when I seized you and dragged you down here with me”
Torvald’s bewilderment at Nora’s refusal of his sexual advances
“Don’t want, don’t want - ? Aren’t I your husband?”
Dr Rank’s ironic comment about the state of Torvald and Nora’s home and relationship
“What a happy, peaceful home you two have.”
“Scientific experiment! Those are big words for my little Nora to use!”
“I wish some terrible danger might threaten you, so that I could offer my life and blood, everything, for your sake.”
”Nora is silent and stares unblinkingly at him”
“I am condemned to humiliation and ruin simply for the weakness of a woman.”
