After reading act one I came across many questions as well as overviews of the many characters
that were introduced. Looking at Torvald and Nora's relationship you can see how unbalanced it is.
Torvald considers himself superior than Nora. He expects her to follow his every word and treats her as
if she is a child. Nora is very much aware on how Torvald treats and thinks of her, but lets him continue doing it as well as playing the part because of his pride. I know this because in Act I Nora states, "Yes, Torvald, I can't do anything without you to help me" (Ibsen 178) even though that is a complete lie because Nora lied and went behind his back and borrowed the money needed for the trip to Italy…all without him. She doesn't tell him because she knows how excruciating he finds it to borrow or waste money.
I feel that the interaction between Krogstad and Nora will lead to unhappy outcomes for both of them. Nora borrowed money from Krogstad and squandered it in a trip to Italy for a year. Since Torvald made an advancement at the bank, Krogstad blackmails Nora into helping him keep his job. Throughout the whole first act Nora is a very dramatic person . She says that she did everything for love and is becomes very paranoid after her talk with Helmer about Krogstad and how its his mothers fault that he is like that. This makes Nora not want to be around her children. The reason why is because she says, " Corrupt my little children- poison my home? That's not true! It could never be true" (Ibsen 180). This quote form the book displays how dramatic and paranoid she is. So, what do you think will happen in the next act? Do you think Helmer and Nora's relationship with evolve for the better or worst? Will Nora's issue resolve at the end or will her life crumble before her?
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ReplyDeleteI completely agree with the point you are making about Nora and Torvald's marriage. I too made notice of how "unbalanced" their relationship is. I couldn't imagine being in a relationship with someone who belittles me on a daily basics less more accept it as Nora does. When it comes to the relationship between Nora and Krogstad I without a doubt believe that it will continue to get messier and cause even more unhappiness.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you when you said that Nora and Krogstad will have unhappy outcomes. I think karma will hit Krogstad in the butt of trying to blackmail her. Since Nora is such a messy character, I feel she will become even more unstable and do something she will regret. Maybe she will do something with docotor rank.. maybe fights with her and Krogstad will arrise! We will see.
ReplyDeleteYou can find a picture of Nora next to the word "drama" in the dictionary, for sure.
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