Act III Alternate Ending

[Helmer sits in chair, crying out for Nora.]

Helmer: [Voice cracking slightly] My Nora. My dear, dear Nora.

[Nora walks back into the room]

Helmer: [surprised] Nora! [Jumps out of the chair] You came back!

Nora: [nonchalant] I forgot something. [Walking towards Helmer]

Helmer: What did you forget Nora dear?

Nora: [Standing in front of Helmer] This. [Raises her right hand and makes a hard contact with his left cheek] How about that for your reputation! [Walks out of the room and out of the house for good]

Helmer stands incredulously holding his cheek. Nothing seems to be processing in Helmer's mind.

Helmer: [Still holding his cheek] No wife. What am I to be without a wife?! My reputation will be- ouch!

A quick shot of excruciating pain pulsed through Helmer's left cheek. Helmer breaks into hysterics and lazily collapses back into the chair. He picks up his glass with alcoholic substance inside and takes a long swig.

Helmer: I'm nothing without Nora. Nothing. It's not fair that I'll be incompetent to get in contact with Nora. Now my kids are motherless. Just like how Nora once was. Maybe we could've talked about everything. We could've gotten a secret divorce and co-parent. We don't have to be together. No one would have had to know. But, now they'll know that Nora left me. I must be married quickly to a new woman. But she'll never be Nora. No one will ever be Nora. [Drinks the rest of the alcoholic substance and breaks into more hysterics]

[As Nora sits in the carrying wagon, she thinks different thoughts to herself]

Nora: I feel different. I'm not the old small little Nora. Brand new is what I am. I can eat all of the macaroons I want. But above all, I'm no longer anyones playdoll. I am me and no one can stop me. I'll miss my children terribly. It's a shame that they have to be motherless for a while. But, I wasn't happy. Children have a way of knowing things. If they saw that I was unhappy, then they would be unhappy as well. I just couldn't deal with that. I didn't want to corrupt them. My children and society would see me as disreputable and that's something I would never wish for. Helmer just had to learn. Helmer had a true diamond and he dropped me for his reputation. I know that he's a mess at the moment. I also know that he'll look for me in every woman but will never find another me. As selfish as that sounds, it's the truth. I wish him nothing but peace, love and, happiness. I hope that all of my friends will be okay. Especially Dr. Rank. But this is what is best for me. It's about time that Nora thought for herself.

Act II

                Nora, Nora, Nora. Silly but kind of promiscuous and slightly dangerous.

Especially with Dr. Rank may I say. I'm still very shocked that she showed Dr. Rank her stockings and said that when she dances, she'll be dancing for him....and her husband too. I wish there was a polite way of putting this but sadly there isn't but, you get what I'm saying. Then when Dr. Rank drops the bomb on her saying that he loves her, she wants nothing to do with him. Really?  But she was going to ask him for money. Hypocrite much? Is Nora really thinking about killing herself? She can't be that shaken up about the situation. Honestly, I believe that Nora might end up leaving Torvald and her kids because she'll be too ashamed. She'll think that she'll corrupt her kids and mess up her already messed up marriage.
                Since we're on the topic of predictions and thoughts, Mrs. Linde is quite the accuser. She thought that Nora got the money from Dr. Rank.

But she does come in handy with sewing Nora's dress. But then again, Nora tries to convince Torvald to let Krogstad keep his job. Did she forget about her college friend Kristina? I mean, I know that Krogstad is blackmailing you but, hun, Kristina should come first before Krogstad. It's called loyalty and clearly she doesn't really have that. If I were Nora, I'd tell Krogstad "So? Kristina is my college friend and I'm going to help her. Matter of fact, I'll tell Helmer myself! Plus, he was still going to fire you anyway." Or since Nora likes to lie here and there, tell the truth about Krogstad but say that he was blackmailing her from the VERY beginning. But that's Nora, and it's also clear that she doesn't think as much either. I wonder if the truth will come out before she "turns ugly". Most likely will.

Act I

                Truth be told, I wasn't expecting Act I to be what it is like. From the first 3 to 4 pages or so, I had this expectation of the play being about Nora's troubles with being seen as "any other woman" or a "woman who can't fend for herself, and is dependent on her husband", since the play takes place in the 1800s. Reading that Nora forged her father's signature was extremely off the ball of my game; it threw me off. I can't really say that I have a favorite character but, I have very little characters that I like. Which is Nora and Mrs. Linde. Nora is more of a bubbly little child that makes adult decisions but doesn't know how to quite do the right adult decisions. For example, forging her father's signature. She could've had the decency to put the right date instead of just pulling one out of her mouth.
                Moving onto Mrs. Linde, there wasn't much to her that was said in Act I. But, reading how she helped her family, is working hard, being a leader, and on top of that, dealing with being a widow is truly inspiring. Given that it is in the 1800s, Mrs. Linde is still inspiring and is portrayed a strong woman in my eyes. However, there are two people who are portrayed as quite a few vulgar words in my eyes (Helmer and Krogstad). Helmer may struggle from his pride/ego but that doesn't give him the right to talk to and treat his wife Nora like a small child. Or call her out of her name. It's one thing to call your significant other little pet names like Cherry Blossom, Honey, Cinnamon Apple, or Baby but Scatter brain, and Squirrell? Let's just say if my significant other were to call me those names or names of that tone, they wouldn't be able to say 'mama' when I'm done with them. It's rather excruciating.
                Krogstad is more a disreputable man in my eyes. Helmer too, but more Krogstad. The fact that he helped Nora forge her dad's signature in a way (by giving her the money) is quite dishonorable. He probably thought that he was doing a good thing and thought that he was "helping" her. But so does every other person who helps their fellow classmate cheat on a test. Krogstad is already looked at as a reproach, disgrace,and  blemish for forging someone else's signature and not caring about it. Isn't it ironic?

Henrik Ibsen and I

                Hello, I'm Andrea. I just turned 16. My birthday was yesterday, that makes me a Pisces. I love writing my own stories online and playing video games like The Sims 4, Tomb Raider, Grand Theft Auto V and, Mortal Kombat. I have liked that we joke around in English Class from time to time.
                 Henrik Ibsen was born on March 20th, 1828 in Skien Norway. But unfortunately died on May 23rd, 1906 in Oslo, Norway. Henrik is Nowegian, and his full name is Henrik Johan Ibsen. His occupation was a playwrighter. Henrik wrote many plays/books. He wrote Four Major Plays, A Doll's House, Ghosts and Other Plays, Hedda Gabler and Other Plays and, Digte. Henrik was a studious man. Most studious men have quotes. Henrik's quotes are, "Never wear your best trousers when you go out to fight for freedom and truth.", "A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed." and, "A community is like a ship; everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm.".


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