A Doll’s House (OCR A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Theatrical realism in A Doll's House
Theatrical realism in A Doll's House
Represents life accurately without romanticisation or melodrama
Well-made play structure
Well-made play structure
Classical three-act dramatic structure with precision
Dollhouse allegory represents
Dollhouse allegory represents
19th-century gender oppression and bourgeois illusion
Dramatic irony definition
Dramatic irony definition
Audience understands more than the characters
Doll-wife metaphor shows
Doll-wife metaphor shows
Nora's infantilisation and arrested development
Christmas tree symbolises
Christmas tree symbolises
Domestic facade; wilts as marriage dies
Door motif represents
Door motif represents
Transitions from performance to autonomy
Foreshadowing technique creates
Foreshadowing technique creates
Mounting tension and dramatic inevitability
External conflict in play
External conflict in play
Nora vs patriarchal society and rigid moral codes
Tarantella dance metaphor
Tarantella dance metaphor
Feminine performance under male scrutiny/approval