Act 1, opening stage directions and dialogue
Nora's entrance with packages and the porter establishes the bourgeois domestic setting and her secretive indulgence in macaroons, foreshadowing her hidden deceptions.
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From A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen
The play opens with Nora returning home with Christmas presents, humming and eating macaroons in secret, establishing her childlike, doll-like persona within Torvald's household.
Act 1, Torvald's first appearance
Torvald calls Nora his 'little skylark' and 'little squirrel,' introducing the infantilizing pet names that define their marriage.
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