Table of content - A Doll's House: A Level

The shock of the new, A star role, Naturalism: A new style, Close observation and suspense, Stereotypes and the rights of women, Study focus: Key issues to explore

Studying the play

Act One Part Three: Pages 39–43

Summary, Analysis

Act One Part Four: Pages 43–51

Summary, Analysis

Act Two Part Three: Pages 64–70

Summary, Analysis, Extract analysis

Act Three Part One: Pages 80–8

Summary, Analysis, Extract analysis

Act Three Part Two: Pages 88–94

Summary, Analysis

Act Three Part Three: Pages 94–104

Summary, Analysis

Progress check

Section One: Check your understanding, Section Two: Working towards the exam, Progress check

Characters & Themes

Characters

The Characters, Characterisation, Nora Helmer, Torvald Helmer, Christine Linde, Krogstad, Dr Rank, The nurse (Anne-Marie)

Themes

The individual and society, Death, disease and heredity, Theatricality, Money

Progress check

Section One: Check your understanding, Section Two: Working towards the exam, Progress check

Genre, Structure & Language

Genre

Naturalism, Political and social protest writing

Structure

The well-made play, Progress booster: Darkness to light, Revision task: Alternative curtain lines

Language and dramatic methods

Translation, Language and craftsmanship, Study focus: Subtext, Revision task: Nora speaks, Language and repression, Soliloquies, Staging

Progress check

Section One: Check your understanding, Section Two: Working towards the exam, Progress check

Contexts & Interpretations

Contexts

Historical context, Settings, Literary and theatrical context, Comparative texts

Critical interpretations

Performance history, Early critical responses, Later critical approaches, Contemporary approaches

Progress check

Section One: Check your understanding, Section Two: Working towards the exam, Progress check

Progress Booster

Assessment focus

How will you be assessed?, What do the AOs actually mean?, What does this mean for your revision?

How to write high-quality responses

Five key areas, 1. The structure of your answer/essay, Aiming high: Effective opening paragraphs, 2. Use of titles, names, etc., 3. Effective quotations, Aiming high: Effective use of quotations, 4. Techniques and terminology, 5. General writing skills

Questions with statements, quotations or viewpoints

Approaching the question, Key skills required, Answering a ‘viewpoint’ question

Comparing A Doll’s House with other texts

Approaching comparison questions, Writing your response

Using critical interpretations and perspectives

What is a critical interpretation?, 1. Notions of ‘character’, 2. Ideas and issues, 3. Links and contexts, 4. Genre and dramatic methods, 5. Audience and critical reaction, Writing about critical perspectives, Explain the viewpoints, Then synthesise and add your perspective

Practice task

Introduction, Decode the question, Plan and write

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