Summary and Analysis Act I | a doll house分析
SummaryandAnalysisActI SummaryVerycheerful,theprettyandgirlishNoraHelmerentersfromtheoutdoors,hummingatunewhileshedepositsherparcelsonthehalltable."Isthatmylittlelarktwitteringoutthere?"callsherhusband,Torvald,fromthestudy,andheemergestogreether.TheytalkabouttheirimprovedincomebecauseTorvaldhasjustbeenappointedasbankmanager,andNorachattersaboutChristmaspresentsshehasjustpurchasedforthechildren.Torvaldsuspectsthathis"MissSweetTooth"hasbeen"breakingrules"byindulgingherselfinprohibitedconfectio...
Summary and Analysis Act I
Summary
Very cheerful, the pretty and girlish Nora Helmer enters from the outdoors, humming a tune while she deposits her parcels on the hall table. "Is that my little lark twittering out there?" calls her husband, Torvald, from the study, and he emerges to greet her. They talk about their improved income because Torvald has just been appointed as bank manager, and Nora chatters about Christmas presents she has just purchased for the children. Torvald suspects that his "Miss Sweet Tooth" has been "breaking rules" by indulging herself in prohibited confection. Nora denies the accusation, but the audience has seen her pop macaroons in her mouth as she came in. Deftly, Nora changes the subject and talks about decorating the tree.
The maid tells Torvald that their family friend,...