A Doll's House Quotes

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Patronising names Torvald refers to Nora as
Squanderbird, skylark, squirrel and songbird
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But no man can be expected to....
sacrifice his honour for the person he loves
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What is Nora's response when Torvald says no man can be expected to sacrafice his honour even for the person he loves?
Millions of women have done so
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Nora believes Torvald would give up his life for her
He would never hesitate to give his life for me
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A home that is founded on....
debts and borrowing can never be a place of freedom or beauty
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Torvald's opposition to loans/borrowing/debt
No debts! Never borrow!
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Torvald asks Nora in a patronising tone if she has been spending too much money
Has my squander bird been overspending again?
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For a whole three weeks...
you shut yourself away every evening to make flowers for the christmas tree
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I can play with the....
children, I can fill the house with pretty things just the way Torvald likes
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What does Nora when she does work?
It was almost like being a man
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Nearly all young criminals are...
the children of mothers who are constitutional liars
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What is Nora's explanation for borrowing money and working behind Torvald's back?
It was to save my husband's life
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All these eight years...
she who was my joy and pride- a hypocrite, a liar - worse, worse - a criminal!
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What does Torvald say when him and Nora receive the letter saying they are no longer in trouble?
I am saved. Nora I am saved.
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What does Nora say about the law?
Then the law must be very stupid
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A wife cannot....
borrow money without her husbands consent
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When a wife leaves...
her husbands house as I am doing now, I am told that according to the law he is freed of any obligations to her
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You loved me....
as a wife should love her husband
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Here I have been your...
doll wife
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What has Nora been passed to and from?
Passed from fathers hands into yours
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What does Nora believe is her holiest duty?
My duties towards myself
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What does Nora say to Torvald about his ring?
There is your ring back. Give me mine.
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What does Nora say about Torvald not loving her?
You never loved me. You only thought it amusing to be in love with me
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You talk like...
a child. You don't understand the society you live in
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What does Nora say about her being a 'human being' to Torvald?
I am a human being just as much as you are
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Its incredible what an...
expensive pet she is for man to keep
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I have had great...
injustice done to me, Torvald, first by father then by you
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We can't afford..
to be extravagant
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Torvald fantasies over Nora's beauty
Wonderful beauty that’s mine, mine alone, all mine
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You're dancing...
as if your life depended on it
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Card 2

Front

But no man can be expected to....

Back

sacrifice his honour for the person he loves

Card 3

Front

What is Nora's response when Torvald says no man can be expected to sacrafice his honour even for the person he loves?

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

Nora believes Torvald would give up his life for her

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

A home that is founded on....

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
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