At the end of Act III, everything we’ve all been waiting for happened. Throughout the whole play Nora’s secret was like a house of cards. The slightest thing could bring it all down. Due to Nora’s mistakes it came down like an avalanche. In the beginning you Helmer and Nora attend a tarantella and in the mean time Mrs. Linde and Krogstad are talking. Mrs. Linde agreed to help Nora by convincing Krogstad to take out the letter revealing her secret. Mrs. Linde and Krogstad have had a past relationship so it was a wise idea for Mrs. Linde to be the one to talk to them. During their conversation they have chemistry between them and you notice old feelings arising. Mrs. Linde then decides for Krogstad to leave the letter alone so Nora is forced to do the right thing. Their relationship is summed up by her choice proving that doing the right thing was more important to her than Nora.
Before I talk about Nora's and Helmer's final act I just want to say this was the most difficult to explain how I felt about this so I just summed it up the easiest way possible so sorry for the lack of my facinating analyse, I just couldn't find the right words =(. Finally Helmer and Nora return and this is the party everyone has waiting for. Like I mentioned before this whole story is like a soap opera this is finally heading to it’s finally. The anticipation keeps you waiting at the edge of your seat because I’m sure everyone wanted to see Nora get caught in a lie. During the story Nora comes up with any evasion with Helmer to keep him from opening his letters. The letter is a grand symbol in the story because it represents the breaking point in Helmer’s and Nora’s relationship, so every page your questioning yourself if Helmer will finally see the letter. Helmer opens the letter and all hell breaks lose. He is distraught by the news and accuses Nora of ruining his future, which insane because he has always shown his love for her. Like a huge plot twist in almost every soap opera show, Nora begins to express her self in the most horrid way. Her words she used to Helmer make her a hypocrite in many ways. She takes back everything she felt about Helmer and says she doesn’t love him anymore. Helmer is heartbroken and pleads her to stay. She had made up her mind and decides to leave and says she cannot live with a stranger. So basically she willing to give up everything she had because of a selfish outlook of how she wants her life to be. It’s a unhappy ending when she gives up all her morals as a mother and wife just because of she realizes after all these years its not okay to be treated like that. That is why I was always harsh against Nora, only because at the end of the story she just begins to think its bad to be treated like a child and gives up her whole life for herself. How selfish is that? Leaving Helmer is little compared to leaving her kids. I could go on forever how I truly thought of the last part but at the end, the story was fun to read and witnessing how everything folded out was interesting. I'm a little disappointed with the ending only because of how selfish Nora was. I was expecting Helmer to act that angry, but Nora's final act was it for me, I hated how she became at the end. If you ask me the whole thing was her fault no matter how everyone treated her. It was a little late to wait years to decide that you want to be independent.
Well I really don't know how to end my last blog (which was my least favorite out of the other two blogs) for "A Doll's House" so I'll just say it was fun and I plan on putting more blogs up for future events.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Act II: my angry reaction
What wasn’t tight-lipped in Act II? Every page Nora was doing something wrong with Torvald none the wiser. This act really crumpled my opinion of Nora because all she was doing was covering her own butt. From the beginning she was tremendously nervous about what was going to happen with Krogstad. If that wasn’t obvious enough she even asked her maid “What would happen to the children if I disappeared altogether?” Also she tricking Torvald further more. At this point all her secrets are banging on the front door anxiously to come in.
This time around we see a different side of Dr. Rank and a secret was revealed. Of the long time Dr. Rank has known their family he has always had a strong passion for Nora. This was not his wrong doing, but Nora’s, because when Dr. Rank arrives Nora has plan for him. Nora begins to reveal herself as a “desperate housewife” and flirts with Dr. Rank, by complimenting him and being very amorous towards him. She expresses her “feelings” over what he means to her, but Dr. Rank has taken this the wrong way. Revealing his dark secret which Nora had no idea to react to. Hence she retracts her plan and ends the conversation with Dr. Rank. Her plan was to ask Dr. Rank for money in order to help solve her situation, but was obviously feeling pity for him.
She is doing everything wrong for her family and soon it will all fall down upon her. Nora’s action reminds me of every bad relationship on T.V and in real life. Where some one has a deep secret to hide and tries everything in their bag of tricks to keep it concealed. Sadly I have been there before where I didn’t want my girlfriend to know I read comic books =D. But at the end it turned out that she accepted way better than I thought where it goes to show sometimes you cant just assume you know how the person is going to react, so it's better to tell them the true.
This time around we see a different side of Dr. Rank and a secret was revealed. Of the long time Dr. Rank has known their family he has always had a strong passion for Nora. This was not his wrong doing, but Nora’s, because when Dr. Rank arrives Nora has plan for him. Nora begins to reveal herself as a “desperate housewife” and flirts with Dr. Rank, by complimenting him and being very amorous towards him. She expresses her “feelings” over what he means to her, but Dr. Rank has taken this the wrong way. Revealing his dark secret which Nora had no idea to react to. Hence she retracts her plan and ends the conversation with Dr. Rank. Her plan was to ask Dr. Rank for money in order to help solve her situation, but was obviously feeling pity for him.
She is doing everything wrong for her family and soon it will all fall down upon her. Nora’s action reminds me of every bad relationship on T.V and in real life. Where some one has a deep secret to hide and tries everything in their bag of tricks to keep it concealed. Sadly I have been there before where I didn’t want my girlfriend to know I read comic books =D. But at the end it turned out that she accepted way better than I thought where it goes to show sometimes you cant just assume you know how the person is going to react, so it's better to tell them the true.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Act I: my perception
Act I
The very beginning of the play sets the tone for the entire story. Nora prances through buying macaroons and telling the merchant to keep the change, from the beginning you can tell she doesn’t care about squandering. Nora has a bad habit spending all her husband’s money and asking for more later on. In the play she is always asking Torvald for money and spends it the second she gets it. Around him she acts as a helpless lady that “needs” him. Although you later find out she has done many things on her own and not as helpless as everyone thinks. She is very “proud” of her husband and her children who she treats as little toys of her own. Torvald, Nora’s husband, treats her as if she was a young lady. He gives her money to spend knowingly she’s going to spend it quickly and throws in a joke or two on how she loves to use money. Torvald doesn’t like her squandering but allows it to happen because he is deeply in love with her.
The other characters in the play also have a strong impact on Nora and Torvald. Ms. Linde, Nora’s friend, is an out of work woman who is seeking help. Nora uses her as an excuse to express how happy she is about her life and how “perfect” it is. Ms. Linde taunts Nora about her money spending and is a little green with envy. Krogstad, Torvald’s employee, is not a fan of Nora’s when he finds out she forged her dad’s papers. He seems like a bitter man has some secrets of his own. The story so far reminds me of a bad soap opera, you can tell every character has some sort of secret and is bound to reveal itself sooner or later. It could happen to any group of people, where they all have something to hide and would never want each other to know. Nora has kept her secret of saving Torvalds life away from him to protect his feelings. Everyone would do something like that for a friend to prevent their feelings from being hurt.
The very beginning of the play sets the tone for the entire story. Nora prances through buying macaroons and telling the merchant to keep the change, from the beginning you can tell she doesn’t care about squandering. Nora has a bad habit spending all her husband’s money and asking for more later on. In the play she is always asking Torvald for money and spends it the second she gets it. Around him she acts as a helpless lady that “needs” him. Although you later find out she has done many things on her own and not as helpless as everyone thinks. She is very “proud” of her husband and her children who she treats as little toys of her own. Torvald, Nora’s husband, treats her as if she was a young lady. He gives her money to spend knowingly she’s going to spend it quickly and throws in a joke or two on how she loves to use money. Torvald doesn’t like her squandering but allows it to happen because he is deeply in love with her.
The other characters in the play also have a strong impact on Nora and Torvald. Ms. Linde, Nora’s friend, is an out of work woman who is seeking help. Nora uses her as an excuse to express how happy she is about her life and how “perfect” it is. Ms. Linde taunts Nora about her money spending and is a little green with envy. Krogstad, Torvald’s employee, is not a fan of Nora’s when he finds out she forged her dad’s papers. He seems like a bitter man has some secrets of his own. The story so far reminds me of a bad soap opera, you can tell every character has some sort of secret and is bound to reveal itself sooner or later. It could happen to any group of people, where they all have something to hide and would never want each other to know. Nora has kept her secret of saving Torvalds life away from him to protect his feelings. Everyone would do something like that for a friend to prevent their feelings from being hurt.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
A Doll's House: A closer look at Henrik Ibsen
Henrik Ibsen was born on March 20, 1828 and died on May 23, 1906. He is know as one of the greatest Norwegian’s writers of all time and was a national symbol. He is know for his works in “A Doll’s House”, “The Wild Duck”, and “Ghosts”. He wrote a lot of the Victorian times in Europe and gave a realistic and “scandalous” outlook. When reading “A Doll’s House” your able to catch the secretive elements in the story that make you think differently of the people back then, as in things may not be as they seem.
Henrik spent a lot of his time in a theater where he produced more then 145 plays, but did not display any of his own. Henrik also had a illegitimate son that he did not raise and had to pay child support. Then marrying Suzannah Thoresen and ended up living poorly where he had to leave his home. I believe some of those events influenced some of his plays like “A Doll’s House” because it speaks of a misconception of the role of men and women during the time of the Victorian age. His life does represent the title of the play “A Doll’s House” because it shows that doll’s house may be nice and pretty, but in real life when everything is going perfect, something may be wrong.
Henrik spent a lot of his time in a theater where he produced more then 145 plays, but did not display any of his own. Henrik also had a illegitimate son that he did not raise and had to pay child support. Then marrying Suzannah Thoresen and ended up living poorly where he had to leave his home. I believe some of those events influenced some of his plays like “A Doll’s House” because it speaks of a misconception of the role of men and women during the time of the Victorian age. His life does represent the title of the play “A Doll’s House” because it shows that doll’s house may be nice and pretty, but in real life when everything is going perfect, something may be wrong.
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