Unit Test Review
Feb 23, 2016
Unit Test Review
The Author
Who wrote “A Doll’s House?”
Henrik Ibsen
It premiered in the year…
1879
The Setting
“A Doll’s House” takes place in the country of:
Norway
The time of year is…
Christmas
The Characters
The protagonist is…Nora Helmer
Torvald Helmer is…Nora’s husband
Torvald is the manager of…A bank
More CharactersNora’s friend from school is …
Mrs. Linde
The first antagonist in the play is…Krogstad
______ is the second.Torvald
_____ is a family friend who is in love with Nora.
Dr. Rank
Plot
Nora borrowed money from Krogstad to…
Take Torvald to Italy for his health
Plot
At the beginning of the play, Nora has been paying off her loan by…
Secretly taking in copying work and…
Economizing with her household expenses
PlotKrogstad is able to blackmail Nora because…
She forged her father’s signatureNora is unable to convince Torvald to keep Krogstad working because…• Krogstad is too familiar with Torvald• His reputation is shady (he also forged documents• Mrs. Linde will take his position at the bank• He has already told people about the dismissal• Nora called him “petty”
Plot
_____ is Mrs. Linde’s true love.Krogstad
She broke his heart because…He could not support her along with her younger brothers and sick mother
Her love melts the heart of Krogstad and he offers…
To get rid of the letter to Torvald
Plot
Mrs. Linde tells Krogstad to let Torvald see the letter because…• The marriage won’t survive if it is based
upon lies• Nora needs to grow up and experience
some of the pain of the “real world”
Plot
When Torvald reads the letter he does/does not act the way Nora had hoped he would.
DOES NOTThis is ironic because…
Torvald had previously said that he wished he could save Nora’s life.
Plot
At the end of the play Nora leaves in order to…Discover her identity beyond being a
daughter, wife, or mother
In other words, she needed to…FIND HERSELF!
Symbolism
The Macaroons:Nora’s deceitfulness and deception
The Christmas Tree:The breaking down or deterioration of
Nora’s lifeThe Tarantella:
Nora’s life spinning out of control
Symbolism
New Year’s Day:Rebirth/Hope
The title “ A Doll’s House”: Nora’s sheltered world, Torvald’s treatment of Nora
Themes
Women’s role in society
Appearance vs. Reality
Vocabulary and Terms
There will be a matching portion of the test which contains:• 10 Contextual Vocabulary words from “ A
Doll’s House”
• 10 Drama Terms
You are responsible for studying these terms!