SYMBOLS | HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY | DRAMATIC TECHNIQUES + CRITICAL ESSAY | CHARACTERS + QUOTATIONS | FILL IN THE BLANK |
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What is the Christmas tree
This item in the Helmer's house symbolizes Nora's "decorative" value.
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What is Norway
Henrik Ibsen left this country when he did not receive a government poet's stipend he applied for.
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What is a soliloquy
This is the technique in which a character speaks his or thoughts out loud, either alone on stage or presumably unheard by other characters.
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Who is Mrs. Peters
This character is told that she is "married to the law."
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What is "kitchen"
Sheriff: "Nothing here but _______ things"
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What is Italy
The Tarantella, the fanatic dance that Nora performs at the party, originates in this country.
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What are the Provincetown Players
This was the theatre group formed on Cape Cod by Susan Glaspell and her friends.
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What is the mailbox / letterbox
According to Farfan, the fact that Torvald has the keys to this is representative of his authority over Nora.
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Who is Mr. Hale
This character speaks the line relating to the play's title: "Well, women are used to worrying over trifles."
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What is "clean"
Mrs. Hale: "Men's hands aren't always as ______ as they might be."
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What are the jars of preserves
This item cracks under the pressure of the cold, like Mr. and Mrs. Wright's marriage.
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What is the "Father of Modern Drama"
Ibsen has been given this nickname for his realistic plays and contributions to the art
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What is dramatic irony
This is when the audience members know something the characters do not know about their own circumstances.
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Who is Dr. Rank
This character's last words are "And thanks for the light."
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What is "spendthrift"
Mrs. Linde: "Nora, Nora, haven't you learnt sense yet? In our schooldays, you were a great ______"
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What are macaroons
This item is symbolic of Nora's rebelliousness / freedom.
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What is Iowa
This is the state in which Susan Glaspell was born.
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What is denouement
This French word for "unraveling" or "unknotting" refers to the moment when strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved.
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What is Minne Foster
This was Mrs. Wright's FULL name before marriage, according to the play, Trifles.
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What is "justice"
Dr. Rank: "To have to pay this penalty for another man's sin! Is there any ______ in that?"
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What is the birdcage
This item symbolizes the restrictive state of Mrs. Wright's life.
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What is 1879
This was the year in which A Doll's House was first performed.
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Who is Hedda Gabler
In Farfan's critical essay, we learn that this character, from a play by the same name, burns the manuscript of her former lover (full name).
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What is Anne
This is the name of the nurse/nanny in a Doll's House, who raised Nora as well as Nora's children.
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What is "capricious"
Torvald: "I took my charming little Capri maiden--my _______ little Capri maiden, I should say" (word for unpredictable or changing)
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