To start off, I want to know what you think about the love Dr. Rank has for Nora. Dr. Rank seems to be a nice guy and him confessing his love, Nora should be jumping for joy because Torvald isn't the person she's compatible with. Come on, he says
"Dr. Rank: Nora... Do you think he's the only one?
Nora: The only one...?
Dr. Rank: Who'd gladly I've his life for you?"
(Ibsen 194).
Isn't that sweet. Nora was intolerable to Dr. Rank's confession. Although she started to flirt with him afterwards, with hitting him with her stocking. So scandalous... This played a role in Kristina thinking that Dr. Rank was the one who gave Nora the money even though she asked about that before this scene.
Kristina found out that Krogstad was the person who gave Nora the money because Nora freaked out about the letter and told Kristina that the letter was from Krogstad. Kristina was able to connect the dots just as Nora confessed.
Kristina found out that Krogstad was the person who gave Nora the money because Nora freaked out about the letter and told Kristina that the letter was from Krogstad. Kristina was able to connect the dots just as Nora confessed.
"Nora: Come here. Do you see that letter? There, look - through the glass of the letter-box.
Mrs.Linde: I can see it - Well?
Nora: It's a letter from Krogstad.
Mrs. Linde: Nora... it was Krogstad who lent you the money!"
(Ibsen 201)
Throughout this act Nora was in hysterics from beginning to end. Kristina being the good friend that she is, tried to help out Nora by going to Krogstad's house to ask him get his letter back without it being read. He wasn't there but she left a note. While Kristina was there, Nora tried to distract Torvald from reading the letter she pretended to not know how to dance the Tarantella. It work but after Kristina came back and told Nora what happened with Krogstad, she made a decision on what she was going to do. She decided that after the dance she was going to commit suicide.
This act ended with a shock to shake the audience. Like I mentioned beforehand this act has been twists and turns, with no pause. I want to know what you thought about this act. I think that Nora committing suicide was drastic, but she is a pretty dramatic woman. What do you think about Nora. Did you think that Dr. Rank's confession was romantic or stupid? Let me know. For this blog, is now over.
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I think Dr. Rank's confession was perfectly reasonable and I'd do the same in his position. The man was dying for crying out loud. He was tying up loose ends and saying what needed to be said before he left them to hide away and die. Nora's reaction should be irrelevant to how acceptable it was for Dr. Rank to admit this to her. I think Nora was a wench for being so vile to him. She flirted with him and nearly seduced him, and then when he opened himself up to express genuine feelings, she completely rejected him and scolded him. That, to me, is comparable to Mrs. Linde leaving Krogstad for a richer man.
ReplyDeleteI agree that Nora staying with Torvald instead of going to Dr. Rank is comparable to Mrs. Linde leaving Krogstad for a richer man. Both the women went with the man that could offer them a meal ticket as well as financial comfort. Nora said that there's some people you love and some you'd rather be with. They both loved the men with less money but because they needed more they settled for ones that could give them more.
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