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ADollsHousebyHenrikIbsen Name:

ActI

1. WhatisyourfirstimpressionofNora?Citespecificdetailsfromtheplaytosupportyourimpression.2. AsyoureadActI,explainwhyKrogstadisthebadguyoftheplay.

ActII

1. HowhasyourimpressionofNorachangedinActII?a. Quotetosupport:b. Quotetosupport:

2. ArticulatethecontentsofKrogstadsletter.3. WhatisthemiraclethatNoraexpects?Whydoesshethinkitmighthappen?4. WhatdoyouthinkofNorasdeceptionofTorvaldattheendofActII?

ActIII

Character:Aperson(thoughnotnecessarilyahumanbeing)whotakespartintheactionofaliteraryworkis

knownasacharacter.Characterscanbeclassifiedindifferentways.Acharacterwhoplaysanimportantroleis

calledamajorcharacter.Acharacterwhodoesnotiscalledaminorcharacter.Acharacterwhoplaysacentral

roleinastoryiscalledaprotagonist.Acharacterwhoopposestheprotagonistiscalledtheantagonist.Around

characterhasmanyaspectstohispersonality.Aflatcharacterisdefinedbyonlyafewqualities.Acharacterwho

changesiscalleddynamic;acharacterwhodoesnotchangeiscalledstatic.

1. Examinethedefinitionofcharacterfromyourtextbook(reprintedabove).Thecharactersin ADollsHouseareTorvaldHelmer,Nora,Dr.Rank,Mrs.Linde,NilsKrogstad,theHelmerchildren,Anne-Marie,

Helene,andadeliveryboy.Notethatyouaredeterminingtwothingsforeach:Isthecharacterflator

round?Isthecharacterstaticordynamic?Placeeachcharacterintheappropriatecellinthetablebelow.

Beneaththechart,defendanexampleofeachtypeofcharacter.

Typesof

CharactersSTATIC DYNAMIC

FLAT

ROUND

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a. Round:__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

b. Flat:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

c. Static:___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

d. Dynamic:_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Identifythreedetailsfromtheplaysupportingthethemethatsocietyandauthorityhinderthedevelopmentoftheindividual.

a. ________________________________________________________________________________b. ________________________________________________________________________________c. ________________________________________________________________________________

3. Whichcharactersembodythethemethatallpeoplemustlivetheirlivesaccordingtotheirconvictions?Explainpreciselyandconcisely._____________________________________________________________

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_______________________________________________________________________________________4. Mrs.LindesaystoKrogstad,Anyonewhossoldherselfforsomebodyelseonceisntgoingtodoitagain.

InwhatwaydoesthiscommentforeshadowNorasdecisiontoleaveTorvald?_______________________

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5. (a)WhateventsareforeshadowedwhenTorvaldremarksthatanexitshouldalwaysbeeffective,Mrs.Linde,butthatswhatIcantgetNoratograsp?(b)Whatis ironicorunexpectedaboutTorvalds

statement?_____________________________________________________________________________

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6. Readtheessay,TheSlammingoftheDoor(1026-1027).Bereadytodiscussitinclass.Thematicconnectionandextension:Music/LyricPoetry

Themesinliteratureandartareechoedandrepeatedinotherworksofliteratureandart.Youwillchoosethree

lyricpoemsand/orsongsthatechoorrepeattheessenceoftwocharactersin ADollsHouse.Lookbackatthe

characterchartonthefrontofthishandout.Chooseonecharacterthatcanbedescribedasstaticand/orflat,and

matchalyricpoemorsongtothatcharacter.Chooseanothercharacterthatcanbedescribedasroundand/or

dynamicandchoosetwosongsthatrevealtheroundnessorthechangethatthecharacterdemonstratesinthe

play.Useachartlikethisonetoplanyourexamples.Dothisonyourownpaper.

Name ofCharacter

Type ofCharacter

Lyric Poem Title and Poetor Song Title and Artist

Rationale

1. 2. 1.

2. Afteryouhaveplannedyourconnections,writeashort(one-page-ish)essayintroducingandexplainingeach

characteranddefendingtheconnectionyoumadebetweenthecharactersessencesandthesongs/poems.

Makesuretooffercontextfortheplayandtheconnectedtexts.Offerauthor/artistnamesandfulltitlesinyour

essay.Quoteappropriatelinesfromboththeplayandthesongs/poemsforsupport.IncludeaWorksCitedpage

fortheplayandeachsong/poem.