ibsen quotes Flashcards
“Is my little skylark __________ out there?” (Helmer - Act 1)
twittering
“Its so lovely to have heaps of money and _____________” (Nora - Act 1)
not have to worry about anything
“You wouldn’t believe how much it costs a man when he’s got ___________!” (Helmer - Act 1)
a little song-bird like you
“When Torvald is no longer as devoted to me as he is now; when _______ have palled on him.” (Nora - Act 1)
my dancing and dressing-up and reciting
“It was really tremendous fun sitting there working and earning money. It was almost like _________” (Nora - Act 1)
being a man
“Many a man can save himself if he admits he’s ________.” (Helmer - Act 1)
done wrong and takes his punishment
“To be able to keep the house beautifully and have everything _______!” (Nora - Act 1)
just as Torvald likes it
“Your squirrel would run about and do all her tricks __________.” (Nora - Act 2)
if you would be nice
“It is no use lying _____.” (Dr Rank - Act 2)
to one’s self
“Look at me now—I am a shipwrecked man _____.” (Krogstad - Act 3)
clinging to a bit of wreckage
“Why shouldn’t I look at my dearest treasure? - at all the beauty ________” (Helmer - Act 3)
that is mine, all my very own
“The black, cold, icy water. Down ________” - (Nora - Act 3)
and down, without end
“All that concerns us is to save the ________” (Helmer - Act 3)
remains, the fragments, the appearance
“I have been your ______, just as at home I was papa’s doll-child” (Nora - Act 3)
doll-wife
“I have another duty equally sacred … My duty ________.” (Nora - Act 3)
to myself
