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• N: hes so proud of being a man it'd be so painful and humiliating for him to know that he owed me anything


  n: unfair that n has to tiptoe around t suggests their whole relationship is based on his ability to provide, N always has to treat T like a child - give him a sense of control to protect the relationship
• N: my sweet little babydoll.. ill undress them myself... its such fun.


  objectifies her children continues the cycle N was in, her fathers doll, now T's + the children are hers. also suggest Nan Marie dosnet really trust n- links to N irresponsibility+ childishness sees it as a dress up game.
• N' all alone how dreadful that must be for you.'

  lack of awareness- very insensitive like a competition. chrirtisne recognises that n is very childish so docent take it much to heart.
• n: his father was a frightful creature

  inherited syphillis saying without saying it
• n: do you really think they would forgive their mother if she went away from them- forever.


  n is already starting to think about leaving
• n: ive been your doll wife, I used to be my papas doll child+ the children have been my dolls


  n realised, she is perpetrating the same patter
• you and I have a lot to talk about.'


  links to k+C pg 91, as this is where she took control and summoned K, Nora is now taking charge
• T: an expensive pet she is for a man to keep

  dehumanising, belittling, like a burden to him, owing him something, Nora is torvalds property
• t: nearly all young criminals are the children of mothers who are constitutional liars


  ironic that the mothers have the most influence over the children despite men always being portrayed as having more power/ control over the family
• my little squander bird... little spendthrift

  possessive, loves making up bird names, belittling tone, pet names used
• t: an atmosphere of lies contaminates and poisons every corner of the home


  t explains why he thinks its so bad to have a wife that lies, very dramatic pronouncement, ironic n has done
• t: its usually the mother


  society tend to put blame in woman for problems
• t: you've forgotten everything ive taught you.

  hes taught n to be compliant and a good wife now she has forgotten it all. dramatic irony- audience knows she has disobeyed him without realising/ knowing.

  she was taught to be an obidient wife but fails to follow the rules
• t: I am man enough to bear the burden for us both.'

  t will forget he said this when hes under pressure he won't support her. when the crisis does come he will fail her, ironic, miracle n wants, to be saved
• your father was not a man of unassible reputation


  n dad had a bad reputation, sees himself as better than n's father- dramatic irony, secret could harm him.
• t: I wish sone terrible danger might threaten you, so I could offer my life+ my blood everything for your sake


  t has reaffirmed his commitment to protecting n she seems to gain confidence to reveal the secret, miracle n wants
• t: your fathers recklessness and instability has handed on to you

  reveals low options of n origins and reinforces how judegmental he is strong statement about heredity
• t: ' you ought to take up embroidery.. watch me now.'


  reveals his self entitlement + self importance he feels able to give an opion on anything + to demand an aesthetically pleasing world
• t:no man can be expected to sacrifice his honour even for the person he loves

  t values his reputation so highly that he won't give it up for anyone, reputation
• t: Nora you are ill. you're feverish


  hysteria, ao3: typical for woman to be acused of mh when they step outside of societal bounds
• t: ' we must appear to be living togther'

  reputation, keeping up appearances, links to Laura Kiel situation
• sd: the Christmas tree stands stripped and dishevelled


  just like n, she is vulnerable + alone just like the tree, reflects n's emotional state the tree reflects the mood of emptiness in the home
• k: no bigger nor worse than the crime I had once committed


  is this a warning to n
• k: its tour husband who has force me to act like this, and for that ill never forgive him


  shows that the problem has always been between t+k not with Nora, putting the blame of t

  quite immature, deflects the blame from himself
• k: if I get thrown into the gutter for the second time. I shall take you with me


  krogstad is a foil for n by revealing how little she knows + her naivety, experience reveals her inexperience, she's been protected he has not - committed the the same crime

  ends on a clear threat
• k: now I am a shipwrecked man


  like a damsel in distress, k seems quite emotional, most stereotypically feminie
• am: a poor girl what's got into trouble can't afford to pick and choose

  euphenism for pregangcuy, societies rules and judgement revealed few opportunities for unmarried mothers

  power imbalance- a man could walk away
• dr: my poor innocent spine must pay for the fun my father had as a gay young lieutenant


  heredity
• dr: what a happy peaceful home you two have


  very ironic- this Is appearances only, there is very little peaces in the helmer household
• c:i had to try make ends meet somehow.'

  struggles of wc

  she has to provide/make it work, tried everything done real work, hardship

  lack of reasoning on life- no reason to live, similar to t both worked very hard to provide, different outcomes

  ao3: Ibsen contact with feminine through+ strong women
• c: they must come to a full understanding


  marriage is not a marker or guarantee of success between a couple, have c+k come to a full understanding + this allows them to have a successful relationship

  undermines or draws attention to the corruption of the marriage

  n+t married but not honest with each other (likely a transaction)
• c: ' I need someone to be a mother.'


  she wants to be a carer, wants the role of woman but not the trad characteristic, if Ibsen sharing vs another way, in the right relationship can women be+ do more. is this a dissapointment? the strongest , is this a form of reconciliation of the two roles - mother/caregivers vs provider.
• n: corrupt my little children! poison my home


  n realises that she may have messed up+ now worried that she will confidante her children with her lies, worried she will turn out like k, fears that her children will become criminals