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2. www.sparknotes.com › lit › dollhouseA Doll's House: Famous Quotes Explained - SparkNotes

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   Explanation of the famous quotes in A Doll's House, including all important speeches, comments, quotations, and monologues.

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     Nora explains that she expected Torvald to take the blame...

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     By comparing herself to a doll, Nora creates an easily...

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     A Doll’s House opens on Christmas Eve.Nora Helmer enters her...

3. www.sparknotes.com › quotes › characterA Doll's House: Nora Helmer Quotes - SparkNotes

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   Nora Helmer Quotes. It’s sweet of you to bother so much about me, Nora. Especially since you know so little of the worries and hardships of life. Mrs. Linde responds to Nora’s offer of help getting a job at Torvald’s bank.

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   The following quotes examine morality and sense of agency in 19th-century Norway, as the character in Ibsen's A Doll's House are embroiled in the contradictions of the values they live by.

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   A Doll's House - Character Quotes (Nora) "There is a shilling. No, keep the change". Click the card to flip it 👆. -frivolous w/ money. -careless. -firmly established part of her character. -foreshadowing her downfall in the end. -themes: unreliability of appearances.

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   Find the quotes you need in Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House, sortable by theme, character, or act. From the creators of SparkNotes.

7. www.sparknotes.com › lit › dollhouseA Doll's House Quotes: Marriage - SparkNotes

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   By comparing herself to a doll, Nora creates an easily understood metaphor of the manipulation and control she has endured her entire life. Nora realizes that her marriage has been nothing but a show, with Torvald pulling the strings.

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   What does Nora think about Krogstad's letter?

   • Nora shares this thought with Mrs. Linde after they realize they will not be able to stop Torvald from reading Krogstad’s letter. The “miracle” Nora refers to involves Torvald taking the responsibility for forging the loan documents. Nora fully believes that Torvald will make this sacrifice out of his love for her as she has done for him.

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   Why does Nora compare herself to a doll?

   • Nora compares herself to a doll because she has spent her entire life listening and not questioning, first from her father and later from her husband Torvald. This metaphor illustrates the manipulation and control she has endured.

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   Why does Nora ask Mrs. Linde not to laugh?

   • Nora asks Mrs. Linde not to laugh because she is somewhat serious about using the information about the loan later. At this moment, Nora has Torvald's attention because she is young, beautiful, and charming, making her a source of amusement for him.

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   How does Mrs Linde respond to Nora's offer?

   • Mrs. Linde responds to Nora’s offer of help getting a job at Torvald’s bank. Nora has been bragging about Torvald’s new job and the money he will earn while Mrs. Linde recounts she is widowed and poor. Mrs. Linde’s characterization of Nora as carefree reflects how others see Nora in the beginning of the play.

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   Does Nora understand the concept of love?

   • Nora appears not to understand the concept of love, as she views Torvald similarly to how she sees her father. She acknowledges that she was supposed to marry a respectable man who would dictate her actions, but she never considered whether she actually enjoyed his company. She has been married to him for eight years.

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   How does Nora relate to Torvald?

   • During their final confrontation, Nora explains to Torvald that she compares the way Torvald treats her to the way her father treated her. The fact that she was never able to think for herself as a child shows why she so easily bought into her relationship with Torvald.

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   Act 1: Nora - society and motives. 'Hasn't a daughter the right to shield her dying father from worry and anxiety...Hasn't a wife the right to save her husband's life?'. *Act 3: Nora - male ownership. 'I passed from papa's hands into yours.'.