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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN 

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,9 0,A ,DOLL'S ,H\SE0 ,IBS5 RETURNS TO ! SUBJECT 
SO VITAL TO HIM1--! ,SOCIAL ,LIE & ,DUTY1--?IS TIME AS MANIFE/+ 
!MSELVES 9 ! SACR$ 9/ITUTION ( ! HOME & 9 ! POSITION 
( WOMAN 9 H] GILD$ CAGE4 

 ,NORA IS ! BELOV$1 ADOR$ WIFE ( ,TORVALD ,HELM]4 
,HE IS AN ADMIRABLE MAN1 RIGIDLY HONE/1 ( HI< MORAL IDEALS1 
& PASSIONATELY DEVOT$ TO HIS WIFE & *ILDR54 ,9 %ORT1 A 
GOOD MAN & AN 5VIABLE HUSB&4 ,ALMO/ EV]Y MO!R W\LD BE 
PR\D ( SU* A MAT* = H] DAU<T]1 & ! LATT] W\LD CONSID] 
H]SELF =TUNATE TO BECOME ! WIFE ( SU* A MAN4 

,NORA1 TOO1 CONSID]S H]SELF =TUNATE4 ,9DE$1 %E WOR%IPS 
H] HUSB&1 BELIEVES 9 HIM IMPLICITLY1 & IS SURE ?AT IF EV] 
H] SAFETY %\LD BE M5AC$1 ,TORVALD1 H] IDOL1 H] GOD1 
W\LD P]=M ! MIRACLE4 

,:5 A WOMAN LOVES AS ,NORA DOES1 NO?+ ELSE MATT]S2 
LEA/ ( ALL1 SOCIAL1 LEGAL OR MORAL CONSID]ATIONS4 ,!RE=E1 
:5 H] HUSB&'S LIFE IS ?REAT5$1 IT IS NO EF=T1 IT IS 
JOY = ,NORA TO =GE H] FA!R'S NAME TO A NOTE & BORR[ 
#h CRON5 ON IT1 9 ORD] TO TAKE H] SICK HUSB& TO ,ITALY4 

,9 H] EAG]NESS TO S]VE H] HUSB&1 & 9 P]FECT 9NOC5CE 
( ! LEGAL ASPECT ( H] ACT1 %E DOES NOT GIVE ! MATT] MU* 
?\<T1 EXCEPT = H] ANXIETY TO %IELD HIM FROM ANY EM]G5CY 
?AT MAY CALL UPON HIM TO P]=M ! MIRACLE 9 H] BEHALF4 ,%E 
WORKS H>D1 & SAVES EV]Y P5NY ( H] P9-MONEY TO PAY BACK 
! AM\NT %E BORR[$ ON ! =G$ *ECK4 

,NORA IS LI<!>T$ & GAY1 APP>5TLY )\T DEP?4 
,:O1 9DE$1 W\LD EXPECT DEP? ( A DOLL1 A 0SQUIRREL10 
A SONG-BIRD8 ,H] PURPOSE 9 LIFE IS TO BE HAPPY = H] HUSB&'S 
SAKE1 = ! SAKE ( ! *ILDR52 TO S+1 DANCE1 & PLAY ) 
!M4 ,BESIDES1 IS %E NOT %IELD$1 PROTECT$1 & C>$ =8 
,:O1 !N1 W\LD SUSPECT ,NORA ( DEP?8 ,BUT ALREADY 9 
! OP5+ SC5E1 :5 ,TORVALD 9QUIRES :AT HIS PRECI\S 
0SQUIRREL0 WANTS = A ,*RI/MAS PRES5T1 ,NORA 
QUICKLY ASKS HIM = MONEY4 ,IS IT TO BUY MAC>OONS OR F9]Y8 
,9 H] TALK ) ,MRS4 ,L9D51 ,NORA REVEALS H] 9N] 
SELF1 & =ECA/S ! 9EVITABLE DEBACLE ( H] DOLL'S H\SE4 

,AFT] TELL+ H] FRI5D H[ %E HAD SAV$ H] HUSB&1 ,NORA 
SAYS3 0,:5 ,TORVALD GAVE ME MONEY = CLO!S & SO ON1 
,I NEV] US$ MORE ?AN HALF ( IT2 ,I ALWAYS B\<T ! SIMPLE/ 
?+S4 4 4 4 ,TORVALD NEV] NOTIC$ ANY?+4 ,BUT IT WAS (T5 
V]Y H>D1 ,*RI/9A DE>4 ,= IT'S NICE TO BE BEAUTIFULLY DRESS$4 
,N[1 ISN'T IT8 4 4 4 ,WELL1 & BESIDES ?AT1 ,I MADE MONEY 9 O!R 
WAYS4 ,LA/ W9T] ,I WAS SO LUCKY--,I GOT A HEAP ( COPY+ TO DO4 
,I %UT MYSELF UP EV]Y EV5+ & WROTE F> 9TO ! NI<T4 ,OH1 
SOMETIMES ,I WAS SO TIR$1 SO TIR$4 ,& YET IT WAS SPL5DID TO 
WORK 9 ?AT WAY & E>N MONEY4 ,I ALMO/ FELT AS IF ,I WAS A MAN40 

,D[N DEEP 9 ! CONSCI\SNESS ( ,NORA !RE EVID5TLY 
SLUMB]S P]SONALITY & *>ACT]1 :I* C\LD COME 9TO FULL 
BLOOM ONLY ?R\< A GREAT MIRACLE--NOT ! K9D ,NORA HOPES 
=1 BUT A MIRACLE JU/ ! SAME4 

,NORA HAD BORR[$ ! MONEY FROM ,NILS ,KROG/AD1 
A MAN ) A %ADY PA/ 9 ! EYES ( ! COMMUNITY & ( ! 
RI<TE\S MORALI/1 ,TORVALD ,HELM]4 ,SO LONG AS ,KROG/AD 
IS ALL[$ ! LITTLE BREA?+ SPACE A ,*RI/IAN PEOPLE GRANTS 
TO HIM :O HAS ONCE BROK5 ITS LAWS1 HE IS REASONABLY HUMAN4 ,HE 
DOES NOT MOLE/ ,NORA4 ,BUT :5 ,HELM] BECOMES DIRECTOR 
( ! BANK 9 :I* ,KROG/AD IS EMPLOY$1 & ?REAT5S 
! MAN ) DISMISSAL1 ,KROG/AD NATURALLY FI<TS BACK4 
,= AS HE SAYS TO ,NORA3 0,IF NE$ BE1 ,I %ALL FI<T 
AS ?\< = MY LIFE TO KEEP MY LITTLE PLACE 9 ! BANK4 4 4 
4 ,IT'S NOT ONLY = ! MONEY3 ?AT MATT]S LEA/ TO ME4 ,IT'S 
SOME?+ ELSE4 ,WELL1 ,I'D BETT] MAKE A CLEAN BREA/ ( IT4 ,( 
C\RSE Y\ KN[1 LIKE EV]Y ONE ELSE1 ?AT SOME YE>S AGO ,I--GOT 
9TO TR\BLE4 4 4 4 ,! MATT] NEV] CAME 9TO C\RT2 BUT FROM 
?AT MOM5T ALL PA?S W]E B>R$ TO ME4 ,!N ,I TOOK UP ! BUS9ESS 
Y\ KN[ AB\T4 ,I WAS OBLIG$ TO GRASP AT SOME?+2 & ,I DON'T 
?9K ,I'VE BE5 ONE ( ! WOR/4 ,BUT N[ ,I MU/ CLE> \T ( 
IT ALL4 ,MY SONS >E GR[+ UP2 = !IR SAKE ,I MU/ TRY TO W9 
BACK AS MU* RESPECTABILITY AS ,I CAN4 ,?IS PLACE 9 ! BANK WAS 
! FIR/ /EP1 & N[ Y\R HUSB& WANTS TO KICK ME (F ! 
LADD]1 BACK 9TO ! MIRE4 ,MRS4 ,HELM]1 Y\ EVID5TLY HAVE NO 
IDEA :AT Y\ HAVE REALLY DONE4 ,BUT ,I CAN ASSURE Y\ ?AT IT WAS 
NO?+ MORE & NO?+ WORSE ?AT MADE ME AN \TCA/ FROM SOCIETY4 
4 4 4 ,BUT ?IS ,I MAY TELL Y\1 ?AT IF ,I'M FLUNG 9TO ! GUTT] 
A SECOND TIME1 Y\ %ALL KEEP ME COMPANY40 

,EV5 :5 ,NORA IS CONFRONT$ ) ?IS AWFUL ?REAT1 %E 
DOES NOT FE> = H]SELF1 ONLY = ,TORVALD1--SO GOOD1 
SO TRUE1 :O HAS SU* AN AV]SION TO DEBTS1 BUT :O LOVES H] 
SO DEVOT$LY ?AT = H] SAKE HE W\LD TAKE ! BLAME UPON HIMSELF4 
,BUT ?IS MU/ NEV] BE4 ,NORA1 TOO1 BEG9S A FI<T = LIFE1 
= H] HUSB&'S LIFE & ?AT ( H] *ILDR54 ,DID NOT ,HELM] 
TELL H] ?AT ! V]Y PRES5CE ( A CRIM9AL LIKE ,KROG/AD 
POISONS ! *ILDR58 ,& IS %E NOT A CRIM9AL8 

,TORVALD ,HELM] ASSURES H]1 9 HIS MALE CONCEIT1 ?AT 
0E>LY CORRUPTION G5]ALLY COMES FROM ! MO!R'S SIDE1 
BUT ( C\RSE ! FA!R'S 9FLU5CE MAY ACT 9 ! SAME WAY4 
,& ?IS ,KROG/AD HAS BE5 POISON+ HIS [N *ILDR5 = YE>S 
PA/ BY A LIFE ( LIES & HYPOCRISY--?AT'S :Y ,I CALL HIM MORALLY 
RU9$40 

,POOR ,NORA1 :O CANNOT UND]/& :Y A DAU<T] HAS NO 
RI<T TO SP>E H] DY+ FA!R ANXIETY1 OR :Y A WIFE HAS NO 
RI<T TO SAVE H] HUSB&'S LIFE1 IS SURELY NOT AW>E ( ! TRUE 
*>ACT] ( H] IDOL4 ,BUT GRADUALLY ! VEIL IS LIFT$4 ,AT FIR/1 
:5 9 REPLY TO H] DESP]ATE PLEAD+ = ,KROG/AD1 H] 
HUSB& DISCLOSES ! TRUE REASON = WANT+ TO GET RID ( HIM3 
0,! FACT IS1 HE WAS A COLLEGE *UM ( M9E--!RE WAS ONE 
( ?OSE RA% FRI5D%IPS BETWE5 US ?AT ONE SO (T5 REP5TS 
LAT]4 ,I DON'T M9D CONFESS+ IT--HE CALLS ME BY MY ,*RI/IAN 
NAME2 & HE 9SI/S ON DO+ IT EV5 :5 O!RS >E PRES5T4 
,HE DELI<TS 9 PUTT+ ON AIRS ( FAMILI>ITY--,TORVALD H]E1 ,TORVALD 
!RE6 ,I ASSURE Y\ IT'S MO/ PA9FUL TO ME4 ,HE W\LD MAKE MY 
POSITION AT ! BANK P]FECTLY UN5DURABLE40 

,& !N AGA9 :5 ! F9AL BL[ COMES4 ,= =TY-EI<T H\RS 
,NORA BATTLES = H] IDEAL1 NEV] D\BT+ ,TORVALD 
= A MOM5T4 ,9DE$1 SO ABSOLUTELY SURE IS %E ( H] /RONG 
OAK1 H] LORD1 H] GOD1 ?AT %E W\LD RA!R KILL H]SELF ?AN 
HAVE HIM TAKE ! BLAME = H] ACT4 ,! 5D COMES1 & ) IT 
! DOLL'S H\SE TUMBLES D[N1 & ,NORA DISC>DS H] DOLL'S 
DRESS--%E %$S H] SK91 AS IT W]E4 ,TORVALD ,HELM] PROVES 
HIMSELF A PETTY ,PHILI/9E1 A BULLY & A C[>D1 AS SO MANY GOOD 
HUSB&S :5 !Y ?R[ (F !IR RESPECTABLE CLOAK4 

,HELM]'S RAGE OV] ,NORA'S CRIME SUBSIDES ! MOM5T 
! DANG] ( PUBLICITY IS AV]T$--PROV+ ?AT ,HELM]1 
LIKE MANY A MORALI/1 IS NOT SO MU* 9C5S$ AT ,NORA'S 
(F5SE AS BY ! FE> ( BE+ F\ND \T4 ,NOT SO ,NORA4 
,F9D+ \T IS H] SALVATION4 ,IT IS !N ?AT %E REALIZES H[ 
MU* %E HAS BE5 WRONG$1 ?AT %E IS ONLY A PLAY?+1 A DOLL 
TO ,HELM]4 ,9 H] DISILLUSIONM5T %E SAYS1 0,Y\ 
HAVE NEV] LOV$ ME4 ,Y\ ONLY ?\<T IT AMUS+ TO BE 9 LOVE 
) ME40 

 ,HELM]4 ,:Y1 ,NORA1 :AT 
A ?+ TO SAY6 

 ,NORA4 ,YES1 IT IS SO1 
,TORVALD4 ,:ILE ,I WAS AT HOME ) FA!R HE US$ TO TELL ME ALL 
HIS OP9IONS & ,I HELD ! SAME OP9IONS4 ,IF ,I HAD O!RS ,I CONCEAL$ 
!M1 BECAUSE HE W\LD NOT HAVE LIK$ IT4 ,HE US$ TO CALL ME HIS 
DOLL *ILD1 & PLAY ) ME AS ,I PLAY$ ) MY DOLLS4 ,!N ,I 
CAME TO LIVE 9 Y\R H\SE-- 4 4 4 ,I MEAN ,I PASS$ FROM FA!R'S 
H&S 9TO Y\RS4 ,Y\ SETTL$ EV]Y?+ ACCORD+ TO Y\R TA/E2 
& ,I GOT ! SAME TA/ES AS Y\2 OR ,I PRET5D$ TO--,I DON'T 
KN[ :I*--BO? WAYS P]HAPS4 ,:5 ,I LOOK BACK ON IT N[1 ,I SEEM 
TO HAVE BE5 LIV+ H]E LIKE A BEGG>1 FROM H& TO M\?4 ,I 
LIV$ BY P]=M+ TRICKS = Y\1 ,TORVALD4 ,BUT Y\ W\LD HAVE 
IT SO4 ,Y\ & FA!R HAVE DONE ME A GREAT WRONG4 ,IT'S 
Y\R FAULT ?AT MY LIFE HAS BE5 WA/$4 4 4 4  

 ,HELM]4 ,IT'S 
EXASP]AT+6 ,CAN Y\ =SAKE Y\R HOLIE/ DUTIES 9 ?IS WAY8 

 ,NORA4 ,:AT DO Y\ CALL 
MY HOLIE/ DUTIES8 

 ,HELM]4 ,DO Y\ ASK ME 
?AT8 ,Y\R DUTIES TO Y\R HUSB& & *ILDR54 

 ,NORA4 ,I HAVE O!R DUTIES 
EQUALLY SACR$4 

 ,HELM]4 ,IMPOSSIBLE6 
,:AT DUTIES DO Y\ MEAN8 

 ,NORA4 ,MY DUTIES T[>D 
MYSELF4 

 ,HELM]4 ,BE=E ALL ELSE 
Y\ >E A WIFE & A MO!R4 

 ,NORA4 ,?AT ,I NO LONG] 
BELIEVE4 ,I ?9K ?AT BE=E ALL ELSE ,I AM A HUMAN BE+1 JU/ 
AS MU* AS Y\ >E--OR1 AT LEA/1 ,I WILL TRY TO BECOME ONE4 ,I 
KN[ ?AT MO/ PEOPLE AGREE ) Y\1 ,TORVALD1 & ?AT !Y SAY 
SO 9 BOOKS4 ,BUT H5CE=? ,I CAN'T BE SATISFI$ ) :AT 
MO/ PEOPLE SAY1 & :AT IS 9 BOOKS4 ,I MU/ ?9K ?+S \T 
= MYSELF & TRY TO GET CLE> AB\T !M4 4 4 4 ,I HAD BE5 LIV+ 
H]E !SE EI<T YE>S ) A /RANGE MAN1 & HAD BORNE HIM ?REE 
*ILDR5--,OH6 ,I CAN'T BE> TO ?9K ( IT--,I C\LD TE> 
MYSELF TO PIECES64 4 4 4 ,I CAN'T SP5D ! NI<T 9 A /RANGE 
MAN'S H\SE4 

,IS !RE ANY?+ MORE DEGRAD+ TO WOMAN ?AN TO LIVE ) A 
/RANG]1 & BE> HIM *ILDR58 ,YET1 ! LIE ( ! M>RIAGE 
9/ITUTION DECREES ?AT %E %ALL CONT9UE TO DO SO1 & ! 
SOCIAL CONCEPTION ( DUTY 9SI/S ?AT = ! SAKE ( ?AT LIE 
%E NE$ BE NO?+ ELSE ?AN A PLAY?+1 A DOLL1 A NON5TITY4 

,:5 ,NORA CLOSES BEH9D H] ! DOOR ( H] DOLL'S 
H\SE1 %E OP5S WIDE ! GATE ( LIFE = WOMAN1 & PROCLAIMS 
! REVOLUTION>Y MESSAGE ?AT ONLY P]FECT FRE$OM & COMMUNION 
MAKE A TRUE BOND BETWE5 MAN & WOMAN1 MEET+ 9 ! OP51 )\T 
LIES1 )\T %AME1 FREE FROM ! BONDAGE ( DUTY4 

,S\RCE3 ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN1 ,! ,SOCIAL ,SIGNIFICANCE ( !  
,MOD]N ,DRAMA 

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