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A Doll's House Act 2 Quotes - Coggle Diagram
A Doll's House Act 2 Quotes
NORA
"Tell me, Anne-Marie- I've so often wondered. How could you bear to give your child away- to strangers?" 64
"No one will come. I mustn't think about it. Brush this muff. Pretty gloves, pretty gloves! Don't think about it, Don't think about it! One, two, three, four, five, six" 65
"Torvald wants me to go as a Neapolitan fisher-girl and dance the tarantella. I learned it in Capri" 65
"Oh, don't be silly, Christine- when one has 3 children, one comes into contact with women who well, who know about medical matters"66
"Torvald's so hopelessly in love with me that he wants to have me all to himself- those were his very words" 66
"If little squirrel asked you really prettily to grant her a wish-...I'd turn myself into a little fairy and dance for you in the moonlight, Torvald" 69
"I really believe it would have lost him his job if the ministry hadn't sent you down to investigate, and you hadn't been so kind and helpful to him" 70
[with rank] "(as he enters the room and she closes the door behind him) Oh, you know very well I've always got time to talk to you" 73
"Dear, Dear Dr Rank, you mustn't die and leave Torvald and me" 75
"Be nice now, Dr Rank. Tomorrow you'll see how beautifully I shall dance; and you must imagine I'm doing it just for you. And for Torvald, of course- obviously" 76
"Well, I suppose you can look a bit higher if you want" 76
"No, but Dr Rank. I can't. Its far too much- I want your help and advice, and I want you to do something for me" 77
"(Rises; calmly and quietly) Let me pass please...Oh, dear, Dr Rank, this was really horrid of you" 78
"Oh what do I know, what did I know, what didn't I know-? I really can't say. How could you be so stupid, Dr Rank? Everything was so nice...Aren't you ashamed of yourself, now that the lamp's been lit" 78
"Oh, dear, sweet Dr Rank...But I'm sure you understand- I feel the same about Torvakd as I did about papa" 79
"I've learned more than you could ever teach me" [to krogstad] 81
"A- Miracle- is about to happen...Yes. A Miracle. But it's so frightening, christine. It mustn't happen, not for anything in the world" 85
"Correct me, lead me, the way you always do" 87
"Another 24 hours til midnight tomorrow. And then the tarantella will be finished. 24 and 7? 31 hours to live...(Runs to him with her arms wide) Your songbird is here!" 90
DR RANK
"These last few days I've been going through the books of this poor body of mine, and I find I am bankrupt. Within a month I may be rotting up there in the churchyard" 74
"and all of this to atone for someone else's sin? Is there justice in that? And in every single family, in one way or anotherm the same merciless law of retribution is at work" 74
" Once one is gone, one is soon forgotten" 75
"Silk stockings!" 76
"Nora- do you think he is the only one-? ... Who would gladly lay down his life for you" 77
"That I have loved you as deeply as anyone else has? Was that horrid of me"
"At any rate, now you know that I am ready to serve you, body and soul" 78
TORVALD
"(takes her chin in his hand) Nice- to give in to your husband? All right, little silly, I know you didn't mean it like that." 69
"Your father was not a man of unassailable reputation. But I am. And I hope to remain so all my life" 70
"Oh, nothing, nothing. As Long as my little miss obstinate gets her way-! Do you expect me to make a laughingstock of myself before my entire staff- give people the idea that I am open to outside influence? Believe me, I'd soon feel the consequences!" 71
"He thinks it gives him the right to be familiar with me. He shows off the whole time, with 'Torvald this' and 'Torvald that'. I can tell you, I find it damned annoying. If he stayed He'd make my position intolerable" 71
"Don't quibble! You call my motives petty. Then I must be petty too. Petty! Well, I've had enough of this" 71
"The whole burden...we shall share it, Nora- as man and wife" 72
"My Dear Nora, I forgive you for this anxiety. Though it is a bit of an insult to me...But I forgive you because it so charmingly testifies to the love you bear me (takes her in his arms) ... I am man enough to bear the burden for us both" 72
"I Promise. This evening I shall think of nothing but you- my poor helpless little darling" 87
"But Nora darling, you're dancing as if your life depended on it"88
"( puts his arm round her) My child shall have her way" 89
MRS LINDE
"I say, are you going to give a performance?" (Nora) 65
"Now listen, Nora. In many ways you're still a child; I'm a bit older than you and have a little more experience of the world" 66
"Oh believe me, Nora, it'll be best for you both" 84
KROGSTAD
"(He is wearing an overcoat, heavy boots and a fur cap)" 80
" Does your husband love you so little? He knows what I can do to you, and yet he dares to " 80
"I've been thinking about you all day. Even duns and hack journalists have hearts, you know" 82
"I'm not going to take any action , for the present...It can all be settled quite amicably. There's no need for it to become public. We'll keep it among the three of us" 81
"Just keep it. No one else need ever hear about it. So in case you were thinking of doing anything desperate...Most of us think that at first. I did. But I hadn't the courage" 82
"I'll tell you. I want to get on my feet again, Mrs Helmer. I want to get to the top. and your husband's going to help me"83
"Oh you can't frighten me. A pampered little pretty like you-...Under the ice? Down in the cold, black water? And then, in the spring, to float up again, ugly, unrecognisable, hairless-?" 83
"Have you forgotten that then your reputation will be in my hands?" 83
NURSE
"Well, children get used to anything in time" 64
"A poor girl what's got into trouble can't afford to pick and choose" 64