Appearance And Reality Flashcards
How does Nora as a bourgeoisie woman hide her real identity
She hides her repressed identity behind the facade of her being an overly-excitable young wife.
What does Nora’s own inner turnmoil eventually manifest in
A wild dance and unsettling bouts of paranoia as her position in society is threatened
How is Tordvald undermined by Ibsen
Tordvald’s own apparent power,self control and perfect moral superiority when Ibsen exposes him as superficial and weak as he prioritises his business over his wife when he rejects Nora’s request for Krogstad to be kept on at the office as he would make him “a laughing stock before the entire staff”
How are double standards shown between Nora and Krogstad
Nora’s justification to Krogstad that her motives for forgery were noble,show the bourgeoisie’s hypocritical attitudes to criminals as Krogstad is viewed as immoral for his crime whilst Nora’s actions are sympathised with by the audience,Ibsen exposes the own audiences hypocrisy
Through what character does Ibsen expose the treatment of criminals and their reputation
Krogstad,He’s viewed as immoral yet is genuinely merciful,tolerant and is a noble character who merely wants to provide for his children
How have both Nora and Krogstad paid severely for their deceitful deeds
Krogstad’s reputation is ruined,and Nora is placed in what she sees as an impossible dilemma,What one is worse?
What was Ibsen’s intention with a dolls house in terms of appearance and reality
Ibsen comments on how traditional,bourgeoisie society relies on a facade of decorum and strict conduct
-His play highlights how strict codes of conduct can be counter intuitive and hypocritical
-Ibsen explores the importance of maintaining social image in 19th century European society
-Title of the play implies the imaginary roles played by those in order to sustain traditional marital constructs
How are Tordvald’s pontifications (to speak in a self important way) about his strict principles regarding lies and deceit exposed
He reveals his main concern with Krogstad is not his lies,but his “inappropriate” familiarity and lack of respect towards him as a boss
