Assignment#3

This play just keeps getting better and better! Okay so there's some juicy flirting between Nora and Dr. Rank. Nora need a retribution because of her actions with Dr. Rank. She's a major flirt with him and it's just intolerable! The poor guy is really into her and she just takes it as a complete joke. How inconsiderate, wouldn't you agree? But then again, Nora can be so unpredictable because she's always saying or doing something out of the ordinary. This is really funny to me because Mrs. Linde was also questioning her about Dr. Rank. All this drama just makes the play even more interesting. :)
I feel Nora and Torvald's marriage is not going to be a happily ever after. The nicknames that Torvald gives Nora are just weird and are not the sweetest thing in the world. He calls her names such as "featherbrain" and "scatterbrain." How would you feel if your significant other was giving you these nicknames that just made you feel stupid? Anyway, Krogstad's letter seems to really put Nora in an uncomfortable position between her and her husband. Towards the end of Act II, she gets really worried and says "It's in the letter-box! Yes, it's there. Oh Torvald... Torvald-there's no hope for us now!" This quote really spoke to me because it shows the reader that she actually cares about their marriage. But at the same time it's confusing because she was not too long ago flirting with Dr. Rank. So as you can see, Nora is extremely capricious. And i also feel that this play is based on cause and effect. For example, because Mrs. Linde sees Dr. Rank with Nora all the time, the effect is Mrs. Linde questioning Nora about their relationship. I'm so excited for Act III! I really want to know what happens to Nora and her marriage.

Assignment 2

Hey everyone! So, the play, A Doll's House is quite amazing! The characters and the issues really seemed to catch my eye. Let's start with the ravishing queen Nora. She's definitely a handful to deal with and is all over the place. As a matter of fact, she’s my favorite character because you never know what she’s going to say or do next. Now about her character, she can be very selfish and inconsiderate. For example, when Mrs. Linde was telling her about how hard her life is at this moment and how much she goes through, Nora pities her and not only does she do that but she also talks about herself a lot. Mrs. Linde tries vehemently to get Nora to hear her problems and all she cares about is how great her life is compared to hers. When Mrs. Linde tells her, “…especially when you know so little about the troubles and hardships of life,” Nora completely resents the statement. She claims that she’s been through so many hardships and had to deal with issues all by herself. Have you ever met or tried to talk to someone who was so inconsiderate and as selfish such as Nora? How would that make you feel and how do you think Mrs. Linde felt every time Nora kept bragging about her “oh so great” life? Moving on to Nora’s husband, Torvald Helmer, he isn’t really the nicest guy on the planet. I dislike the way he treats her and the insulting names he calls her because I wouldn’t want my husband to treat me in such a way. He thinks the names are frivolous and won’t have an effect but it does. Maybe it doesn’t directly affect Nora but imagining someone calling me names like that would make me feel low. Anyway, I’m pretty sure the majority of people currently or used to know someone who was bedridden and would do anything to let them be in peace. Although Nora lied and hid things from so many people, I believe deep inside there’s a reason for all of this. Think about your life and the types of sacrifices you’ve made. If you never made a life changing sacrifice or you never experienced the death of a close family member, imagine how painful it would be and think about all the stress you would be going through. So is Nora a compulsive liar who loves to hide things from people and is a “squandering squirrel,” or is she a mystery that is currently misunderstood?

Assignment #1

Hi everyone :). my name's Samantha and this is my first time blogging. I'm at my best friend's house right now asking her all these questions because i have no idea what I'm doing, ha ha. I'm starting to warm up to the idea though. I think blogging is a great idea and is definitely more fun than doing writing assignments all the time. But anyway, I think the most interesting thing we did this year was teaching the class about a short story. I really enjoyed doing that because it gave me a chance to actually be open and talk to the class from my own point of view. I'm looking forward to blogging about A Doll's House, I'm excited :D. The author of A Doll's House is Henrik Ibsen. He had a poor childhood life but then he started to work as he grew older. He wrote plays starting at the age of 21. I just thought I should give you a glimpse on what his childhood was like. A Doll's House was originally written in Norwegian but was then translated into English which is what we're reading...obviously :). Well i really don't know what else to say, after all this is my first post and i will improve. But for now, ta ta :].

-All information about Henrik Ibsen found on Sparknotes.com.