ALTERNATE ENDING TO ACT III OF "A DOLL'S HOUSE." (I want to continue off after Nora slams the door on the way out, leaving Torvald, and the children.)



[The sound of a door shutting is heard below.]

TORVALD: The most wonderful thing...?

[Torvald paces around the room, holding his chin, looking up and down.]

TORVALD: What does she mean by "a real marriage?"

[He stops.]

TORVALD: She says she feels like she's treated like a "doll." That she feels she's being manipulated against her own will...

[Torvald tries to remember what Nora had said during their argument.]

TORVALD: She wants to find herself? What is she talking about? Has she gone mad?

[Upon turning to pace, Torvald catches a small glint at the corner of his eye.]

TORVALD: Hmm?

[He walks into his, and Nora's bedroom through the open door, and sees that the glimmer was coming from a small table mirror. He stares at his reflection, at first, not minding it. But, soon, he widens his eyes.]

TORVALD: ... I see, now.

[Torvald looks up into the ceiling of their bedroom, and starts speaking, silently.]

TORVALD: Nora... I think I understand, now. You left me because you felt this wasn't a real marriage. I thought you were completely insane when you left to "find yourself..." [Looking down.] But, now, I see that your departure really was for the best of both of us. [Slowly turning to the small mirror.] And the only way to make this a real, happy marriage... [Going towards the mirror, and picking it up, holding it in his hands.]

TORVALD: ... Is if we both find ourselves...

[He places the mirror on the night table, rather than on the drawer table.]

After reading some of Act III, I have some things to talk about...

     Definitely the most important question is "Should have Mrs. Linde left the letter from Krogstad to Helmer in the mailbox?" This is a hard question because, while it's obvious Helmer would react poorly to the letter, how are we sure how Helmer will be later? Would Helmer ever forgive Nora for doing something so illegal, especially as a woman? For now, it seems Helmer would never forgive Nora, as, in the past, he has never tolerated borrowing money ("I even hinted that he might raise a loan. That nearly made him angry..." Henrik Isben.), and he, according to Nora, wouldn't be able to deal with the thought of owing his life to any woman ("How painful and humiliating it would be for Torvald... to know that he owed me anything!" Henrik Isben.). Although, maybe he could forgive her under plenty of conditions that would limit Nora even more, than she already had been with society's limitations for woman. Basically, it seems logical, for now, why Nora is making all these evasions and excuses to stop Helmer from reading Krogstad's note, as inevitable as it is for her husband to find out about her blunder, no matter how long she can stave it. (What a vocabulary combo!)

     Back to Krogstad and Mrs. Linde, after they put their pasts behind themselves, Mrs. Linde decided to let Helmer see the letter. Why is this? Does Mrs. Linde really think that the letter will solve all of Nora's issues, despite it being the very thing Nora wants last? It makes you wonder if Mrs. Linde was just dizzy with relief after being able to go back with Krogstad. However, if you think a bit more, Mrs. Linde might have some life experience that allows her to relate with these kind of scenarios ("I have witnessed incredible things in this house... they must have a complete understanding between them, which is impossible with all this concealment and falsehood going on." Henrik Isben.). She seems to be wise about relationships, which makes sense, since she, herself, is a widow (But not for long.).
     We stopped very abruptly, in the middle of Act III, so I can't go into much length what I think about Act III. I tried to look for something to become tumultuous with by overthinking its meaning, and purpose in the story, like Mrs. Linde's knitting supplies, but I couldn't really find anything.
(I used http://www.gutenberg.org/ as my main source for being able to read the book at home.)

After reading Act I, and a little bit of Act II, I have made opinions on what's going on in Henrick Isben's "A Doll's House."

     Mainly focusing on Nora's problems, and her interaction with Mr. Krogstad, Nora is in a very bad position, in a hysteric of grieving even, as, since she doesn't really have much foresight, nor thinks about what could happen later in the future from the decisions she has made (Otherwise, known as consequences.), she has trapped herself by getting her husband, who's a bank manager, to hire her friend, Mrs. Linde, for a job position in the bank, and, thus, Krogstad is going to be fired to make room for Mrs. Linde. Because of this, Krogstad threatens to reveal to Nora's husband that Nora forged a bank note to pay for their vacation long ago, something that Nora felt her husband vitally needed to stay alive, which would reveal a long, and enormous lie that Nora had kept hidden for a long time and, no doubt, would be intolerable by Nora's husband (Keep in mind, this is in a time where women are almost completely dependent on their husbands, and would barely survive in society without one.). If the forged note went to court, as Krogstad had threatened, Nora's entire family would instantly become disreputable, and in a position far worse than Krogstad's, as a woman had made the forgery behind her husband's back, something absolutely humiliating for a husband to let slide under their noses.
     What I think of this was that Nora was trying to be thoughtful for her friend, when her decision was really thoughtless. Although, being just introduced to the characters, the reader wouldn't have seen this coming either, as the reader didn't know Krogstad worked at the bank, nor knew that there wasn't any extra room for him, so the reader might not blame Nora. However, Nora makes another mistake that she could've avoided easily if she didn't have such a big ego at the time. This mistake was, outright, telling Krogstad that it was she that recommended Mrs. Linde. While it was clear that Krogstad was suspicious even before Nora had told him, Nora just put herself deeper into trouble by admitting to it without even being asked.
     Then, we learn that Nora had, foolishly, forged her father's signature. The funny thing is that she could have gotten away with it, if it wasn't for the fact that she put a date on the note that was three days after her father's death, very much putting her troubles through refinement, and gravely putting herself at the pinnacle of lpurposely tried to forge a note in someone else's name. If she had just thought about, on that day, how the date she had put wouldn't make any sense, she could have been able to excuse herself that her father had forgotten to write the date, but not only did she not put a logical date, but she didn't even get her father's actual signature because she hesitated, like how she hesitated to tell any of this to her husband. By holding these lies back, she is letting them grow, and eventually they'll become big enough to notice, and pop with all their stored pressure.
aw justice, as the date showed she had
     Even though I explained how I feel about Act I, I feel like I have to talk a little about Act II, because it shows she still hasn't started thinking about the future, nor her consequences. Basically, Nora becomes desperate, and tries to bewitch Dr. Rank into becoming entranced enough to able to ask him for enough money to pay off the debt to Krogstad, so she can take the no longer binding note, and destroy it. This doesn't turn out well at all, as now she has to keep, yet, another lie from her husband, and has, potentially, put herself at Dr. Rank's mercy because Dr. Rank also has the choice give Nora away or not. Although, there might be a chance that Nora's husband won't believe Dr. Rank if he were to give Nora away, and see Dr. Rank's tattle as an insult. Either way, Nora had just put her, and her husband's friendship with Dr. Rank in jeopardy, especially with herself and Dr. Rank because they probably won't be able to see each other the same way, again, for quite some time.
    Also, even though that's as far as we have read for now, I'm predicting that Nora's next way to save herself is to get Mrs. Linde to turn down her job offer from her husband, which will likely not work at all, again, and just rot her relationship with Mrs. Linde, like how she rotted her relationship with Dr. Rank, and after such a long friendship, too. (This is just a prediction.)

Why do I like English class?

I enjoy English class because, like history, we get to read/listen to interesting stories, but it goes far beyond just reading the story. In English class, we analyze the text to better know what the story is talking about, we research the authors who wrote the stories to see what influences they had from their lives, and experiences to understand how they came up with their stories,  and we discuss the story amongst each other, to hear everyone's perspectives, and opinions. English class has also taught me how to use word choice to make my writing clear, and easy to read (Despite my pretty bad hand writing.), how to use words to set the tone of my text, how to build a setting, plot,characters, conflict, theme, etc, and how to make an argument, and provide evidence through citing, self-relation, and real-world examples. But the thing that I learned that I am the most proud of is how to truly enjoy reading a book.

A story called "A Doll's House," and the only clue we have on what it's going to be about is a wedding cake...