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Act 1:
"Keep your little Christmas secrets to yourself, my darling. They will all be revealed tonight when the Christmas tree is lit."
Torvald says this to Nora after she lies to him about not having bought macaroons. The light symbolizes revelation of the truth, and the decorated Christmas tree represents Nora hiding the truth from Helmer. This foreshadows Krogstad's revelation of Nora's secret and the steps she takes to keep Torvald from reading the letter and finding out about the loan and forgery.

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“It’s incredible what an expensive pet she is for a man to keep”

Said in act 1 when Torvald was discussing Nora's spending habits.

“This is how you would neglect your most sacred duties. [...]
Are they not your duties to your husband and children?”

Said in act 3 by Torvald in response to Nora's leaving and abandoning him and their children.

“Nice? --because you do as your husband wishes? Well, well, you little rogue , I am sure you did not mean it in that way.”

Said in act 2 in response to Nora stating that she was being nice by doing something that Torvald wished.

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I only feel my life unspeakably empty. No one to live for anymore.

My mother was alive then, and was beridden and helpless, and I had to provide for my two younger brothers; so I didnt think I was justfied in refuding his offer.

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This is when Christine is talking  to Nora.
Charisse Nixon

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Act 3
When Nora is talking out her true feelings to Torvald, she says Nora ¨I believe that before all else I am a human being, just as much as you are- or at least that I should try to become one. I know that most people agree with you, Torvald, and that they say so in books. But henceforth i can’t be satisfied with what most people say, and what is in the books (Ibsen Act 3).¨

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"Perhaps-if your doll is taken from you" This is Nora's moment of realization that the wag Torvald treats her is not okay

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"Perhaps-if your doll is taken from you" This is Nora's moment of realization that the wag Torvald treats her is not okay

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Charisse Nixon

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Act three: "Those are big words for my Nora to use!" Torvald to Nora

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“ Because it’s not possible for a wife to borrow money without her husband's consent.”( Mrs Linde talking to Nora for the first time in act 1)

“You’re quite right Kristine. Torvald loves me so much that he wants me all to himself.” ( Mrs Linde talking to Nora on act 2 )

" I am setting you free." ( In the final pages of act 3 when Nora is telling Torvald she is leaving him)

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Act 2
When Torvald is degrading Nora´s father, he then state ¨But, my dear little Nora, there's a considerable difference between your father and me. Your father was not a man of unassailable reputation. But I am. And I hope to remain so all my life (Ibsen Act 2).¨
This moment of dramatic irony represents the secretive and doll-like realationship that Nora and Torvald. Nora´s father and Torvald, when it comes to their behaviors towards Nora, treat her the same, so Torvald calling out Nora´s father as someone completely different is quite childish for his character.

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HELMER. But no man sacrifices his honour, even for one he loves.                  NORA. Millions of women have done so.

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HELMER. But no man sacrifices his honour, even for one he loves.                  NORA. Millions of women have done so.

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Scott Clarke--This shows the difference between Nora's and Torvald's willingness to sacrifice and love each other. Nora would be willing to, and has, sacrificed everything for Torvald, while he would not do the same for her.

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Nora to Torvald in Act 2: "Squirrel would do lots of pretty tricks for you if you granted her wish."

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"When the real crisis comes,you will not find me lacking in strength or courage. I am Mann enough to bear the burden for us both-Torvald 

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"When the real crisis comes,you will not find me lacking in strength or courage. I am Mann enough to bear the burden for us both-Torvald 

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This refers to when Torvald is talking to Nora about her need not to worry about anything
Charisse Nixon

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Act 3
This is where Ms. Linde changes her mind on helping Nora and changes the plot of the play.
Mrs. Linde: "Yes- at first, when I was frightened. But a day has passed since then, and in that time I've seen incredible things happen inn this house. Helmer must know the truth. This unhappy secret of Nora's must be revealed. They must be an end of all of these shiftings and evasions." pg 84

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HELMER: What good would it do me, if you were "out of the world," as you say? No good whatever!

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HELMER: What good would it do me, if you were "out of the world," as you say? No good whatever!

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Scott Clarke--Torvald shows how little he thinks of Nora's value when he finds out about her forgery. He would not be happy even if she was dead, for his reputation would still be compromised.

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Act I:
Linde: Listen to me Nora dear. Haven’t you been a little bit imprudent?

Nora: Is it imprudent to save your husband’s life?
This is a conversation between Nora and Christine about Nora's decision to get a bond to help Torvald.

Act II:
Krogstad: Under the ice, perhaps? Down into the cold, coal-black water? And then, in the spring, to float up to the surface, all horrible and unrecognisable, with your hair fallen out--
Krogstad mentioning the possibility of suicide to Nora, and how even that won't solve her problems.
Act III:
Torvald: An exit ought always to be effective, Mrs. Linde; but that is what I cannot make Nora understand.
Torvald telling Christine how Nora can't seem to understand when the time is right to escape a situation, but Nora knows full well what that's like

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"I believe that before all else I am a reasonable human being just as you are- or, at all events, that I must try and become one."  -Nora, Page 68
Nora talking to Torvald, after deciding to leave him

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Malachi Landis “I must stand quite alone if I am ever to know myself and my surroundings, so I cannot stay with you.” - Nora Act 3

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Malachi Landis “I must stand quite alone if I am ever to know myself and my surroundings, so I cannot stay with you.” - Nora Act 3

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Nora is exemplifying the theme of man finding himself so that he can be a useful part of society. Nora knows she must find herself so she can determine how to move on in the world.

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NORA: But it’s so petty.      HELMER: What did you say? Petty? You think I am petty?

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NORA: But it’s so petty.      HELMER: What did you say? Petty? You think I am petty?

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Scott Clarke--This was the first confrontation between Nora and Torvald. He had just said that he did not like Krogstad anyway because Krogstad acted as if they were good friends at work, which hurt Torvald's reputation.

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Samantha

Act 1: "The squanderbird is a pretty little creature, but she gets through an awful lot of money. It's incredible what an expensive pet she is for a man to keep." Torvald to Nora

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“It’s incredible what an expensive pet she is for a man to keep”

Said in act 1 when Torvald was discussing Nora's spending habits.

“This is how you would neglect your most sacred duties. [...]
Are they not your duties to your husband and children?”

Said in act 3 by Torvald in response to Nora's leaving and abandoning him and their children.

“Nice? --because you do as your husband wishes? Well, well, you little rogue , I am sure you did not mean it in that way.”

Said in act 2 in response to Nora stating that she was being nice by doing something that Torvald wished.

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Act 2
This is the moment when Nora first shows disrespect to her husband's authority.
Nora: "Torvald, you can't mean this seriously."
Helmer: "Oh? And why not?"
Nora: "But it's so petty." pg 62

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Act 1:
When talking to Nora, Torvald says “A home that is founded on debts and borrowing can never be a place of freedom and beauty”

This is dramatic irony because Nora's debts and borrowing saved their home

Act 2:
When talking to Mrs. Linde, Nora says “It’s much easier for a man to arrange these things than a woman”

This further builds on how society views how a man and woman should work

Act 3:
When preparing to leave, Nora tells Torvald “I have been your doll-wife, just as at home I was papa’s doll-child; and here the children have been my dolls. I thought it was great fun when you played with me, just as they thought it was great fun when I played with them. That was our marriage, Torvald”

This is Nora finally realizing that she has been forced to play the ideal wife and she wants to break free from that

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"Because such an atmosphere of lies infects and poisons the whole life of a home. Each breath the children take in such a house is full of the germs of evil." -Torvald
Torvald talking to Nora about Krogstad. Ironic because it also applies to Nora without Torvald realizing.

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When Nora and Krogstad were discussing the money loan the first time, Nora says ¨I don't believe that. Do you mean to tell me that a daughter has no right to spare her dying father anxiety?--that a wife had no right to save her husband’s life? I don’t know much about the law, but I’m sure that, somewhere or another, you will find that that is allowed. And you don't know that-- you, a lawyer (Ibsen Act 1)!¨ Nora is wanting to venture out and help her family, even if that means breaking the law because in an era where men are dominant and woman are treated as toys, she is forced to act clever and deceitful.

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When Nora and Torvald are arguing  at the end of act 3 Nora says  "I believe that before all else I am m reasonable human being just as you are.

When speaking to Nora Torvald says "“My child shall have her way.”

Nora says “It’s much easier for a man to arrange these things than a woman” (act2)

Whe Torvald talks about changing Nora responds "Perhaps if your doll is takenaway from you."

Whe Nora is talking to Mrs. Linde she says "“ When a girls as pretty as I am”

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“No debt, no borrowing. There can be no freedom or beauty about a home life that depends on borrowing and debt.” - Torvald, Page 2

Torvald talking to Nora about their financial situation. Ironic because Nora borrowed money and hid it from Torvald.

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Malachi Landis   “Your father was not altogether unimpeachable.  I am, and I hope to remain so.” - Torvald Act 2

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Malachi Landis   “Your father was not altogether unimpeachable.  I am, and I hope to remain so.” - Torvald Act 2

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Torvald shows his negative opinion of Nora's father. He has said in the past that Nora inherited some of her fathers qualities, therefore in this quote he is also expressing dissatisfaction with Nora. It also shows his high opinion of himself, even if he doesn't deserve it.

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Act 1:
"Keep your little Christmas secrets to yourself, my darling. They will all be revealed tonight when the Christmas tree is lit."
Torvald says this to Nora after she lies to him about not having bought macaroons. The light symbolizes revelation of the truth, and the decorated Christmas tree represents Nora hiding the truth from Helmer. This foreshadows Krogstad's revelation of Nora's secret and the steps she takes to keep Torvald from reading the letter and finding out about the loan and forgery.

Act 2:
"The Christmas tree is in the corner by the piano, stripped of its ornaments and with burnt out candle-ends on its dishevelled branches."
Ibsen uses stage directions and changes in lighting to reflect the theme and show what is happening. The stripped Christmas tree shows how the facade that Nora has developed to keep Torvald in the dark regarding the loan, and the burnt-out candles show how

Act 3:
"...but our home has been nothing but a playroom. I am your doll-wife, just as I was papa's doll-child."

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Torvald is talking to Nora in a condescending tone, belittling her into feeling less than Torvald.
"The squanderbird's a pretty little creature, but she gets through an awful lot of money. It's incredible what an expensive pet she is to keep."-Act 1
Dr.Rank tells Nora how he want to keep on living despite his illness.
"However wretched I sometimes feel, I still want to go on being tortured for as long as possible."-Act 2
Nora tells Torvald she is leaving him since he is controlling and mean.
"I cannot spend the night in a strange man's room."-Act 3

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Act 1, Nora and Krogstad talking about the forgery.
Krogstad: "The law does not concern itself with motives."
Nora: "Then the law must be very stupid." pg. 49

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“One would hardly believe how expensive such little persons are!”

“It is doubly kind in you, for you know so little of the burdens and troubles of life.”

“No, a wife cannot borrow without her husband’s consent.”

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NORA: But it was great fun, though, sitting there working and earning money. It was almost like being a man.

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NORA: But it was great fun, though, sitting there working and earning money. It was almost like being a man.

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Scott Clarke--Nora revealed to Christine that she actually borrowed money to pay for their trip to Italy, and then paid it off by herself by working in secrecy.

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Act 1, Nora is catching up with  Mrs. Linde. "...when Torvald no longer loves me as he does now; when it no longer amuses him to see me dance and dress up and play the fool for him."

Act 2, Nora is speaking with Dr. Rank. This happened after Dr. Rank confesses his love for Nora. "Oh, what do I know, what did I know, what didn't I know--I really can't say."

Act 3, Torvald and Nora are alone in the room, after Mrs. Linde left. "What, not look at my most treasured possession? At all this wonderful beauty that's mine, mine alone, all mine."

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“Now my Little songbird is talking just like a real big human being”
Torvald act 3

This shows how Torvald really views Nora, something sub-adult in mentality

“You're a child Nora”
Mrs Linde act 1

Most people think Nora is a weak, ditsy child but in reality it is quite the opposite

“When the real crisis comes you will not find me lacking in strength or courage.I am man enough to bear the burden for us both”- act 2

Torvald feels as though it's his job as the man of the house to take the burden for both of them becasue he thinks the woman of the house, Nora, would not be able to take it.

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“It’s incredible want an expensive pet she is for a man to keep”

-Torvald, Act 1
By refering to her as his squanderbird Torvald is both shaming her spending habits and devaluing her a person by calling her a pet.

Nora.“But its so petty."

Helmer."What did you say? Petty? You think I am petty?”
-Nora ad Torvald, Act 2

As they talk about Krogstad's position inthe bank at teh moment Nora speaks out she is harshly shut down and show how little a woman's opinion and voice really are.

Nora. "Go away, Torvald! You must let me go. I won't--"
Helmer. "What's that? You're joking, my little Nora! You won't--you won't? Am I not your husband--?"
-Act 3

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In the beginning of the play is when we first staart to see Nora's transition into defining who she is, especially when she says to Mrs. Linde, “You’re like the rest. You all think I’m incapable of getting down to anything serious." - Act 1

When Nora is concerned about what will happen when Torvald reads the letter from Krogstad he says to her, “When the real crisis comes you will not find me lacking in strength or courage. I am man enough to bear the burden for us both." - Act 2

Torvald has always treated Nora as though she is a pet to him and not a real human even after he tells her, " Now my little songbird is talking just like a real big human being." - Act 3

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"He said I was thoughtless and that it was his duty as my husband not to indulge me in my whims and caprices." - Act 1, Nora to Linde.

"Listen to me, Nora. You are still very like a child in many things, and I am older than you in many ways and have a little more experience." - Act 2, Linde to Nora.

"Torvald, you will repent not having let me stay, even if it were only for half an hour." - Act 3, Nora to Torvald.

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“You’re like the rest.  You all think I’m incapable of getting down to anything serious” Nora in response to Christine when Christine says she knows so little about the hardships and worries of life, Act 1

Everyone talks down to Nora, treating her like a child saying she is incapable, but she is not

"But it's so petty." Nora to Torvald when she is trying to persuade him to let Krogstad keep his job, Act 2

Nora when she first openly expresses a differing opinion of hers to Torvald

"I must stand on my own feet if I am to find out the truth about myself and about life" Nora when she is leaving Torvald at the end, Act 3

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"It's much easier for a man to arrange the things than a woman."-Act 1

-Men could do things and get away with them easier then women at the time.

"Well, upon my word you are a fine gentleman, Dr.Rank. Aren"t you ashamed of yourself, now that the lamp's been lit?-Act 2

-she already knew his feelings for her but now that he's actually said it, its all coming to light.

"Leave me, Torvald! Get away from me! I don't want all this

-shows her becoming more distant from him.

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“The squander bird's a pretty little creature, but she gets through an awful lot of money. It’s incredible what an expensive pet she is for a man to keep.” Torvald (Act 1)
Torvald talking to Nora when she asks for money. He calls her these small pet names and make her seem like a child.

“Nils a woman who has sold herself once for the sake of others doesn’t make the same mistake again.” Christine (Act 2)
Christine and Nils are arguing about what happened between them in the past.

“Your duties to your husband and your children.” Torvald
“I have other duties equally sacred.” Nora (Act 3)
Nora leaves Torvald and her children after torvald finds out about the letter. She realizes she isn't happy at all in the house and leaves.

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Malachi Landis   “To be sure you couldn’t, my poor Nora.  You did your best to give us all pleasure, and that’s the main point.” - Torvald Act 1

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Malachi Landis   “To be sure you couldn’t, my poor Nora.  You did your best to give us all pleasure, and that’s the main point.” - Torvald Act 1

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He is telling Nora that because she is a woman she couldn't fully be held responsible for the Christmas tree last year.