In Act I, we're introduced to the main characters: Torvald Helmer, the lawyer soon to be the manager of the bank, Nora Helmer, his wife who is a bit, well actually very conceited at times, Krogstad, an associate of Torvald's and according to him, a person of very low moral character and then the secondary characters are Helmer's three small children and the Maid. At this point a few things can be said about the characters. Torvald recently recovered from an illness, because of which he went on a stint to Italy to recover. He is soon to be the manager of the bank he works at, which means an even higher income and people working under him, i.e. Krogstad. Nora is Torvald's self-concerned, and dependant wife. Through the dialogue we can tell how much she really does rely on Torvald for anything, even to pick out her dress for a formal event! Krogstad, as far I can tell from this point, is the main antagonist of the story. He seems to be more than willing to use subterfuge and manipulate people to obtain what he wants, and so far Nora is main target. Nora, in an attempt to save her husband, she borrowed money from this shady man to send him to Italy so he could recover. So she forged a signiture (very illegal) on a document that said if she were unable to complete repaying him, her Father would pick up the slack. But seeing how she forged the document, he now has leverage over her. Krogstad is filling Nora's easily swayed mind to his will, saying things like how her children are now tainted because she lied. Krogstad is now demanding that Nora keep his job secure at the bank, knowing how Torvald despieses him. Ironically, after Krogstad leaves, Torvald makes Nora make a pact to united against Krogstad to keep him out of the bank and away from the house.
Nora is in quite a bit of hot water....
ACT III : she dropped his butt ! To be Continued...
15 years ago
very nice, although u did miss some points worth mentioning from the beginning but your analysis of the characters is admirable. Nice work after wards how you summed up the ending of the act.
ReplyDeleteGood analysis of the characters and their motives. I couldn't agree more with that ending expression.
ReplyDeleteI really like how you put the parts that we already read in a quick summary. It defiantely helped me to understand the play better. I agree mostly with you on how you think Nora is the target of the play, because of the certain situations she's put in front of. Great post warner =]
ReplyDeleteGREAT JOB! Nice way of summing everything up. What do you think Nora is going to do? Do u think she'll confess to her husband to not automatically be viewed as guilty or will she try to go patch up her lie and act as if none of this would've ever happened?
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