THEATER 2040 1nd Edition Lecture 13 Outline of Last Lecture I Realism a Definition b Realism s goal c Shifts in realism d Theatre of the forth wall e The Spread of Realism II Henrik Ibsen III Anton Chekhov IV Eugene O Neill V Arthur Miller VI Tennessee Williams VII August Wilson Outline of Current Lecture I A Doll s House a Author b Setting II Characters a Nora b Torvald Helmer c Doctor Rank d Mrs Kristine Linde e Nils Krogstad f Anne Marie g Helene III Important Scenes a Opening Scene b Krogstad s Threat c Why is the Tarantella dance significant d End Scene IV Themes Current Lecture I A Doll s House a Author Henrik Ibsen b Setting 1879 Norway These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute II III IV Characters a Nora i Wife of Torvald ii The protagonist b Torvald Helmer i Husband of Nora ii Works in a bank c Doctor Rank i Torvald s friend ii Is dying of a disease d Mrs Kristine Linde i Nora s childhood friend ii Widow who needs a job e Nils Krogstad i Torvald s employee ii Helped Nora forge a check iii Blackmails Nora f Anne Marie i The Helmer s Nanny g Helene i The Helmer s housemaid Important Scenes a Opening Scene i Nora and Torvald act like a couple but they don t really connect on a personal level Nora s friend Mrs Linde comes into the picture and Nora uses her influence over her husband to help Mrs Linde get a job b Krogstad s Threat i He helped Nora forge her father s signature on a check to have enough money to save Torvald Krogstad might lose his job from this crime so he threatens to blackmail Nora and tell Torvald everything in a letter c Why is the Tarantella dance significant i The dance was for Nora to stall time from Tovald from reading Krogstad s letter When he finally does read the letter he becomes outraged at Nora It is then that she realizes her marriage wasn t real d End Scene i Torvald receives the proof and another letter from Krogstad stating he won t be blackmailing Nora anymore because he is happy about reuniting with a lost love Mrs Linde Torvald decides to forgive Nora but he never thanks her for saving his life Themes a Unequal treatment of women in and outside of the home b Gender roles and marriage c Middle class values d Individual amidst conflicting social pressures
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