Unit
Four - Script Analysis
Module 2: Text
Lesson 4 - "A Doll's House" and Finding Objectives
Introduction:
The purpose of this lesson is to review the concept of objectives.
Activities:
Activity
1 - Reading:
You are going to read a scene from The Doll's House by
Ibsen. The scene covers the following events:
| Scene
Summary - Nora finally sees what Torvald is like and tells
him that she is leaving. She shows that he does not love her
and she doesn't love him. She tells him that she owes it to
herself to be independent. She leaves, saying that she was
hoping that they could repair the marriage and make it a real
one, but that now it is impossible. The play ends with the
door closing as she leaves. |
Scene
from
A Doll's House |
 |
Activity
2 - Journal:
After reading the scene have you respond to the following
in your journal. Articles should be at least 1 page in length.
•
What is Nora's main objective, and what prevents her from
achieving it?
• What is Torvald's main objective, and what prevents
her from achieving it?
• For each character, choose ten lines that show the
character trying to achieve his or her objective. Record
the line and explain how it proves what the objective is.
• Show how Nora's minor objectives change throughout
the scene by finding at least 5 lines where what she hopes
to get changes.
|
What
is an
objective
again? |
Evaluation:
The journal will be evaluated with your other journal articles.
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