Ibsen, quotes Flashcards

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What does Nora hope will happen one day?

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“A miracle”

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AO5 What did George Bernard say about the audience in his reveiw ?

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AO5 “guilty creatures sitting at a play”

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AO5 What did George Bernard say about how the door slam?

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AO5 “the slam of the door behind her is more momentous than the cannon of Waterloo”

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Nora using flattery to inluence Torvald’s decisions:

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“I can’t get anywhere without your help”

“You’re always right whatever you do”

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What did Nick and Non Warrall say about Torvald’s security?

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“Torvald’s security depends upon feeling superior”

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Torvald infantalising Nora:

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“my child”

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Torvald’s nicknames for Nora:

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“My skylark”
“My Squirrell”
“My little songbird”
“Little spend thrift”
“My poor, helpless little darling”
“My child”
“My most treasured possession”

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Nora frantically flattering Torvald

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“correct me, lead me, the way you always do”

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What is the irony in this sentence? “correct me, lead me, the way you always do”

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She is actually leading him.

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Proof that Torvald is also under societal pressure

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“If it ever got out that the new manager had been talked over by his wife”

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Torvald asks Nora if she’s been spending

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“Has my little spendthrift been wasting money again?”

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Mrs Linde talking about women borrowing money

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“a wife cannot borrow without her husband’s consent”

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Nora shocked she is in trouble for saving Torvald’s life

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“is a wife not allowed to save her husbands life?”

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Nora explains what is was like for her to work

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“it was a tremendous pleasure to sit there working and earning money. It was like being a man”

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Nora’s explanation on why she does not tell Torvald about her debt

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Nora doesn’t tell Torvald about their debt as she thinks it will be “painful and humiliatiing” for him “with his manly independance” to know that he owes her money.
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“how painful and humiliating it would be for Torvald, with his manly independence, to know that he owed me anything!”

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16
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What does Torvald say about a house that is built on debt and borrowing?

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“A house that is built on debt and borrowing can never be a place of freedom and beauty.”

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Finish Torvald’s line: “The squanderbird’s a pretty little creature, …”

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“The Sqaunderbird’s a pretty little creature, but she gets through an awful lot of money.”

18
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Give a quote that shows Nora acknowledging her dumb facade is just an act

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“But ‘Nora, Nora’ isn’t as silly as you’d think.”