Unit Test Review
The Author
Who wrote “A Doll’s House?”
Henrik Ibsen
It premiered in the year…
1879
The Setting
“A Doll’s House” takes place in the country of:
Norway
The time of year is…
Christmas
The Characters
The protagonist is…
Nora Helmer
Torvald Helmer is…
Nora’s husband
Torvald is the manager of…
A bank
More Characters
Nora’s friend from school is …
Mrs. Linde
The first antagonist in the play is…
Krogstad
______ is becomes the main antagonist.
Torvald
_____ is a family friend who is in love with Nora.
Dr. Rank
Plot
Nora borrowed money from Krogstad to…
Take Torvald to Italy for his health
Plot
At the beginning of the play, Nora has been
paying off her loan by…
Secretly taking in copying work and…
Economizing with
her household expenses
Plot
Krogstad is able to blackmail Nora because…
She forged her father’s signature
Nora is unable to convince Torvald to keep
Krogstad working because…
•
Krogstad is too familiar with Torvald
•
His reputation is shady (he also forged
documents
•
Mrs. Linde will take his position at the bank
•
He has already told people about the
dismissal
•
Nora called him “petty”
Plot
_____ is Mrs. Linde’s true love.
Krogstad
She broke his heart because…
He could not support her along with her
younger brothers and sick mother
Her love melts the heart of Krogstad and he
offers…
To get rid of the letter to Torvald
Plot
Mrs. Linde tells Krogstad to let Torvald see the
letter because…
•
The marriage won’t survive if it is based
upon lies
•
Nora needs to grow up and experience
some of the pain of the “real world”
Plot
When Torvald reads the letter he does/does not
act the way Nora had hoped he would.
DOES NOT
This is ironic because…
Torvald had previously said that he wished
he could save Nora’s life.
Plot
At the end of the play Nora leaves in order to…
Discover her identity beyond being a
daughter, wife, or mother
In other words, she needed to…
FIND HERSELF!
Symbolism
The Macaroons:
Nora’s deceitfulness and deception
The Christmas Tree:
The breaking down or deterioration of
their marriage and of Nora’s life
The Tarantella:
Nora’s life spinning out of control
Symbolism
New Year’s Day:
Rebirth/Hope
The title “ A Doll’s House”:
Nora’s sheltered world,
Torvald’s treatment of Nora
Themes
Women’s role in society
Appearance vs. Reality
Vocabulary and Terms
There will be a matching portion of the test
which contains:
• 10 Contextual Vocabulary words from “ A
Doll’s House”
• 10 Drama Terms
You are responsible for studying these terms!