CRITICAL QUOTATIONS Flashcards
1
Q
Ronald Gray, ‘the play does not succumb….’
A
‘…to melodrama’
2
Q
Sally Ledger on society’s reception of Nora
A
‘Nora…finds herself fin opposition to the demands of a hostile society’
3
Q
Kate Millet on Nora
A
convention ‘caged her in a child’s toy structure’
4
Q
George Bernard Shaw on the ending of the play
A
‘The ending of the play is not…particularly tragic’
5
Q
The Young Vic Production of ‘A Doll’s House’
A
> Nora is seen as exceptionally child-like and excitable
Close bond presented between her and Dr Rank
Torvald is condenscending
Shadow as she leaves at the end of the play
Directed by Carrie Cracknell
