Question

Which themes of Ibsen's A Doll's House are reflected in this excerpt from act 1 of the play?

HELMER: Don't disturb me. (A little later, he opens the door and looks into the room, pen in hand.) Bought, did you say? All these things? Has my little spendthrift been wasting money again?

NORA: Yes but, Torvald, this year we really can let ourselves go a little. This is the first Christmas that we have not needed to economise.



obedience and control
the importance of money
deception
appearance versus reality
breakdown of marriage

Answer 1

its obedience and control and

the importance of money i just took the test

Answer 2

The themes of Ibsen's A Doll's House that are reflected in this excerpt from act 1 of the play are:

1.Obedience and control: "Don't disturb me"

" Bought, did you say?"

Nora seems to recognize some of Helmer's authority because she wants to explain why she bought the things.

2. the importance of money: "Has my little spendthrift been wasting money again?"

"This is the first Christmas that we have no needed to economise"

A Doll's House is a three-act play written by Norway's Henrik Ibsen.

The play follows the fate of a married woman, who at the time in Norway lacked reasonable opportunities for self-fulfillment in a male-dominated world.