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oh, nora. you are much maligned, and yet. i wonder why people find you so much more annoying than emma bovary, etc.
i think there's so much about this play as a historical document that i appreciate and enjoy and love that sometimes i forget it's supposed to be a PLAY.
that said, i don't think nora was *supposed* to be entirely sympathetic. i think her annoying behaviors are supposed to get on your nerves - but somewhere, i think, Ibsen hoped that you would see the way she acts is not simply who ...more
i think there's so much about this play as a historical document that i appreciate and enjoy and love that sometimes i forget it's supposed to be a PLAY.
that said, i don't think nora was *supposed* to be entirely sympathetic. i think her annoying behaviors are supposed to get on your nerves - but somewhere, i think, Ibsen hoped that you would see the way she acts is not simply who ...more
I listened to the Audio book and it was awesome.A life in which husband never take his wife seriously and when a secret is relieved that how in the past the wife saved his life, they seemingly beautiful life turns to a bubble.
Again Ibsen packs much controversy into the end of the play. Until the last few pages the story appears to be about a happy marriage and family with one dark secret looming over them. It appears that is true, however the secret is much bigger than we were led to believe. Nora is a mcuh stronger character than I expected.
Nora - What do you consider my most sacred duties?
Helmer. Do I need to tell you that? Are they not your duties to your husband and your children?
Nora - I have other duties just a ...more
Nora - What do you consider my most sacred duties?
Helmer. Do I need to tell you that? Are they not your duties to your husband and your children?
Nora - I have other duties just a ...more
This wasn't at all what I expected, and I confess I was pleasantly surprised by the ending.
First of all, I thought I had read this, but clearly I had it confused with another book. Second of all, I had Nora pegged as a twit (I was basically silently screaming at her: just tell him everything and get it over with! for most of the play), Christine as a meddling ass, and Torvald as a pompous idiot. I do not believe it is a spoiler to say this: I had them all wrong. (Well, maybe I wasn't so wrong ab ...more
First of all, I thought I had read this, but clearly I had it confused with another book. Second of all, I had Nora pegged as a twit (I was basically silently screaming at her: just tell him everything and get it over with! for most of the play), Christine as a meddling ass, and Torvald as a pompous idiot. I do not believe it is a spoiler to say this: I had them all wrong. (Well, maybe I wasn't so wrong ab ...more
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