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A Doll's House - Coggle Diagram
A Doll's House
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Characters
Nora
Frustrated that other characters believe she is a "spendthrift" but she does not seem to mind too much
Torvald (her husband) frequently calls her things like "skylark", "songbird", "squirrel" and "pet" she plays along with this
Torvald frequently treats her as a child and forbids her to do certain things, like eating macaroons
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When Nora finds out that her husband will not forgive her until he is sure that his reputation is safe, Nora decides that she can no longer be happy in her life and marriage, and leaves Torvald and her home to find a sense of self and learn about the world
Torvald
Does not seem particularly fond of his children saying that their presence makes the house "unbearable to anyone except mothers"
He seems to love and is very affectionate towards Nora but often treats her more as a pet, child, or object than as a real person
Torvald has an obsession with reputation and appearances and focuses on status and being treated as superior
When Nora says that she is leaving him, he first reacts by calling her mad and saying she is acting like a stupid child but later offers to change and desperately searches for a way to stay with her. This suggests that despite his patronizing and unjust treatment of her, he does actually love her (or at least the idea of her)
Kristine Linde
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In some ways she is more progressive, saying that she must find joy and meaning in her work but in others she is more traditional, saying that she is miserable without other people to take care of, fitting the traditional role of women as caretakers.
Believes deeply in honesty and stops Krogstad from taking the letter he wrote to Torvald back, thereby ensuring that Torvald finds out about Nora's secret. Although this seems like a betrayal to Nora, it ends up being to Nora's benefit
Context
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Historical context
The 1870s had strict Victorian social codes and laws that severely restricted the rights of all women, married women in particular
Symbolism
Macaroons
Torvald has banned Nora from eating macaroons, although Nora claims that she never disobeys Torvald, this is proven false in the very opening of the play when Nora eats macaroons while she was alone in the living room
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The tarantella
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It is a fiery, passionate dance that allows Nora to drop the facade of the perfect Victorian wife
Nora uses performance to please Torvald and Torvald admits that watching her perform makes him desire her, however he seems to enjoy the fact that it is a performance that impresses other people more than anything