4/21/16 Thursday Agenda

Debrief about Career Fair

Collect Act 1 Discussion Questions for "A Doll's House"

Doll’s House Act 1 Quiz
Answer the following questions in complete sentences.
1. Does Torvald think that Nora is responsible with money?
2. What has made Mrs. Linde’s life difficult since she last saw Nora?
3. Why did the Helmers travel to Italy for a year?
4. Why does Krogstad have the ability to blackmail Nora?
5. Is Torvald likely to listen to his wife and keep Krogstad employed at the bank? Explain why or why not.

HW=
1.  Read "A Doll's House" Act 2 and complete the discussion questions highlighted in blue due on Monday 4/25/16.  Be prepared for an Act 2 Quiz on Monday as well.
Act II Discussion Questions
1. When Nora sees the box of masquerade clothes, she wants to “rip them in a million pieces!” What does Ibsen symbolize with this characterization? 

2. Discuss the foreshadowing in Nora’s conversation with Anne-Marie. 

3. Why does Torvald make such a decisive show of mailing the letter firing Krogstad against Nora’s pleas? 

4. After Dr. Rank professes his love, Nora demands the lamp be brought in. Why? Is this light real or artificial? What might Ibsen be suggesting about truth and light in the Helmer’s household? 

5. Some histories of the tarantella dance explain that it is used to fight off the venomous effects of a spider bite. Other interpretations suggest it represents a woman’s frustration in oppression. Which of these explanations best fits Nora’s violent practice at the end of Act II? Might both apply? Explain.

2. Complete the Character List for "A Doll's House" as you read.  I will collect the lists when we are finished reading the play.

3. Read your LC text and work on your task sheets and your individual analysis that is due on Thursday April 28, 2016. 

4. Memorize your part of the dialogue from "A Doll's House for the Dialogue presentations that are due on Thursday May 5th and Friday May 6th.