naturalistic staging

Question 1

cosy environment

Answer 1

appears to trap her inside it

she rarely settles but paces as if confined in a cage

whenever threatened she retreats to the stove - warmth represents the security she craves

Question 2

christmas tree

Answer 2

symbol of the renewal of life and family happiness

placed in middle fo room - focal point

Question 3

macaroons

Answer 3

Nora hiding them from her husband shows her childish capability to deceive and delight in secret rebelliousness

Question 4

unrealistic lighting

Answer 4

reinforce reactions of the characters

Nora calls for a lamp and says to Rank “aren’t you ashamed of yourself, now that the lamps been lit” - relates his declaration of love to deeds of darkness

Question 5

Nora’s shawl

Answer 5

“a long multicoloured shawl” - embodies her desire to cling on to the delights of life

contrasted to her “large black shawl”

Question 6

Nora tells Helmer she’s leaving

Answer 6

while dressed in ordinary clothes

shows there are no illusions left

lays aside her childishness to discover her new identity

Question 7

doors

Answer 7

nearly forty references to doors during the play

linked to theme of caged and free animals

to possibilities and the lack of them