a dolls house
- Created by: Jess0699
- Created on: 23-04-16 10:45
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- A Doll's House Act Two Section 4
- Actor
- Many characters show different elements of their personality
- More deception & frantic
- Most noticeable - K language become less respectful to T
- Refers to him sarcastically as 'our worthy Torvald Helmer'
- Who 'daren't so much murmur'.
- His deflation of N's plans of heroic act of suicide - shocked audience
- Vulgar language description of her corpse - as 'ugly, hairless and unrecognisable'.
- Role of K essential - main cause of suspense
- Language suggests becoming more ruthless - pursuits of securing job
- No longer shows any compassion behind his motives
- Language suggests becoming more ruthless - pursuits of securing job
- K's exit - stage builds suspense - whether leave letter or not
- Most noticeable - K language become less respectful to T
- More deception & frantic
- First moment N verbalises her 2 decided means of escape if T see the letter
- Run or kill herself
- 'In case you were thinking of doing anything desperate'
- I am
- Audience constantly reminded how desperate n is
- Through N's dialogue and actions become more urgent as scene progresses
- Completely infantilises herself - begging T to teach her how to dance - allowing him to exert power over her - attempt to distract him
- 'I can't dance tomorrow if I don't dance with you now'.
- Many characters show different elements of their personality
- Director
- Nora's dance like caged animal - none of the characters understand why she is acting in such a way
- The tarantella 0 Italian folk dance - southern Italy characterised- swift movements & ruffling of petticoats, involving spinning & jumping until he dancer is exhausted - they fall to ground
- Derives from town of Taranto thought - if spider called tarantula bit someone - only way survive dance frantically - flushing the venom - out through sweat - dance for hours or days
- If person bitten didn't dance - they would suffer a severe pain, spasms, vomiting and death - N's life - spinning out of control - like the dance
- Play for me! I want to dance!
- (as he plays) Slower, slower!
- I can't
- Later in stage directions: N throws herself - around stage wildly
- Deceiving T believe she completely forgot dance
- Teach her & distract him letter
- Dance suggests - act moving to strong curtain - well made play typically close the penultimate act
- A strong curtain - falling of curtains - end of narrative - often reveal important piece of information - N's truth
- Ibsen builds the suspense continually throughout Act 2 - Act concludes N complete frenzy about her planned suicide
- A strong curtain - falling of curtains - end of narrative - often reveal important piece of information - N's truth
- Deceiving T believe she completely forgot dance
- If person bitten didn't dance - they would suffer a severe pain, spasms, vomiting and death - N's life - spinning out of control - like the dance
- Derives from town of Taranto thought - if spider called tarantula bit someone - only way survive dance frantically - flushing the venom - out through sweat - dance for hours or days
- Actor
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