Act III - The End

As Nora is about to leave the scene, Torvald graps her arm, preventing her evasion.
Torvald: You musn't leave me loveless my little skylark!!! Our love shant end now!
Nora: Torvald, we've just been over this . . . our marriage was 8 years of misery for me.
Torvald: No it wasn't! We've been a happy couple ever since we met. Our lives were destined to live together forever . . . 'til death do us part.
Nora: I spent so much time trying to pay back the money I borrowed from Krogstad for YOUR HEALTH!
Nora turns away, crying her tears away.
And now you're disgusted by me!? After all I've done for you!?! I've stood by your side through the pains and happiness you've felt. I've been the only one to strengthen our relationship, yet you treat me as a foolish idiot knowing nothing about the world. I'VE HAD IT WITH YOU!!!
Torvald: I'll change Nora! I've never noticed since you've never spoken up to me. I've been such a hypocrite who's been caught up by his selfishness that I've forgotten what really matters . . . our love---
Nora quickly turns around and screams as tears roll down her sorrow face, onto the floor.
Nora: I'VE BEEN THE ONLY ONE TO BE THE LOVER AND GIVER!!! YOU'VE DONE NOTHING FOR ME!!! . . . wiping the tears and washed-out-faded makeup off her face.
Nothing. she whispers Nothing at all . . . your little squirrel . . . is gone forever.
As Nora is suddenly about to exit the scene, Torvald pulls out his magnum out of his suit pocket and raises it to Nora. In the exact moment, Dr. Rank rushes in through the door, which he slammed open with all his might from the outside. In a moment's grasp, he flashes out his pistol with furious might against Torvald.
Dr. Rank: Pull the trigger and your life will end--in a single shot.
As Dr. Rank raises the gun unexpectedly against Nora's forehead. He grasps onto her body as they both are exiting the scene. Nora forcefully struggles to talk, yet Dr. Rank is persistent for them both to exit the scene together.
Nora: Dr. Rank! This is unexpected, though your passion to take my love and become one is truly amazing.
Torvald: Nora . . .
Nora: This is the end Torvald. The end.
Rank and Nora exit the scene. Torvald is left in the hallway. Dropping onto his knees and sobs.
Torvald: NORAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
As Mr. Helmer screams and sobs for Nora, the curtain falls.
-End Scene.

Act Two

Welcome back fellow bloggers, I've recently finished reading and Act II and I was amazed how well this play is progressing. Actually, now the play is completely different from my initial reactions. So many things happened, such as Kristina's past relationship with Nils Krogstad and Dr. Rank's love for Nora. Poor Torvald is all left out. Dr. Rank has kept his love a secret for such a long time and it was such a bad idea to confess his love to Nora while they are married. That's a complete disaster. As the play went on, I noticed how much of an arrogant person Dr. Rank was. He just wanted to get up Nora's stockings and didn't even care that she loves Torvald. I found that it was an intolerable moment in the play.

On the other hand, it was shocking to learn that Krogstad and Mrs. Linde had a past relationship. She even calls him "Nils". I would like to see them two end the play with a happy relationship though. It would be nice to see a happy turning point in the play after all the commotion I've read for the past two acts so far. Mrs. Linde left Krogstad for a rich man, but that was definitely a bad idea. Krogstad was the antagonist in the beginning of the play, but now he wants their love to join again. This all happened during the tarantella so Nora didn't even know this happened.

I can't wait to see what happens next.

Act One

As I've read A Doll's House in class, the plot has changed and isn't the same as my initial reaction was. In fact, when I started to read the play, I thought it would be of such as a 1950's American sitcom. But, the twist and characters certainly make up for that wrong thought. The protagonist, Nora Helmer, seems like a child with money trapped in a mother's body. It's as if she never had any knowledge of the outside world with little intellect about money and other peoples' lives revolving around her. Later on, I noticed that she actually wanted best for her husband. Sadly, when she borrowed 1,200 kores from Krogstad (antagonist), the whole play had a new twist.

Nora's husband, Torvald, on the other hand, cares more about his look on society and himself, rather than respecting Nora as an equal or paying attention to what she says. He calls her things like "my little scatter brain" which intentionally, I thought he was calling her a person who had a free mind in which couldn't focus on one topic. Really? Yes, he is just crazy . . . and to call his wife little children's names gives me the obvious idea which he doesn't respect her.

Even though Nora has jauntily steps every time she tries to persuade him to let Krogstad keep his job, Torvald can't noticed the excruciating pain in which she's going through.

On another matter, I believe that I've seen somewhat of the same situation. One of my friends has been known to be "stupid" and "lazy", but I actually see him as an intelligent individual. That somewhat relates to what Torvald sees of his spouse.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwnBukRiRJI

^ The first act in which it's obvious to notice Nora's obsession with money!

- To be continued

Introduction to Henrik Ibsen and me.

Hello fellow bloggers! I'm Anand Patel, a sophomore at Bloomfield High School. Also, I'm in English 2 taught by Ms. Santos. The class is quite exciting since no one is ever quiet and my classmates are hilarious most of the time.

As of now, we started on A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen. The author was a 19th-century Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet. He was known to be "the godfather" of modern drama and is one of the founders of Modernism in the theatre. Modernism is the idea of individualism, mistrust of institutions (government, religion), and the disbelief of any absolute truths.

I'm starting to think that the title of the play means how the characters may relate to Dolls. They may have no emotions or unsecure/unnoticed emotions and actions between the characters. Within an organized world, representing a house of a doll or figure.

-To be continued