DH.3.Changes+in+CLOTHING

__**﻿Changes in Clothing **__ **__Nora: __** __ Change from Tarantella Dress to Everyday Clothes  __ //"... She [Nora] is in Italian costume with a great black shawl round herself..." (211) // //, // //HELMER [taking NORA'S shawl off] (213) // //, // //Nora [in her everyday things]: yes, Torvald, I've changed my clothes. // //, // //Nora [she returns with her outdoor clothes, and a little bag which she puts on a chair by the table] ...[putting on her coat]...putting on her hat]...[she pulls her shawl round her] (231) //

//Nora [she returns with her outdoor clothes, and a little bag which she puts on a chair by the table] ...[putting on her coat]...putting on her hat]...[she pulls her shawl round her] // **__Helmer: __** //"... he [Helmer] is in a black domino which opens to show his evening dress underneath." (211) //
 *  (Nora has just returned from the fancy dress party where she did her dazzling dance of the tarantella.   "  The Tarantella was a wild southern Italian dance, generally danced by a couple or line of couples. The dance was named after the tarantula spider, whose poisonous bite was mistakenly believed to cause 'tarantism,' an uncontrollable urge for wild dancing"  []  . ) 
 * <span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"> When Nora takes off her dress and changes into her 'everyday things' she is characterized as a totally different person. Her taking off the clothes that Helmer adores so much ends the superficiality of the relationship and symbolizes the disintegration of her marriage. Because Helmer does not truly love Nora, but instead, sees her as his possession: a doll, we get a sense that when Nora dresses fancy it is all superficial and just an act put on for Torvald. This is shown by his desperate acts to seduce her simply because he is evoked by her sexual dance and finds her compelling, which further demonstrates the superficiality of their relationship. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">
 * <span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"> The change from her fancy-dress into her regular clothes late at night signifies a change in the tone of the play. She is no longer a silly little girl anymore, but rather she puts on her everyday clothes instead of her pajamas in order to have a serious talk with Torvald. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">
 * <span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"> The purpose of the writers choice to change Nora's costume from an elaborate and fancy dress to everyday clothes illustrates her transition from living a facade to who she actually is. Although she is shown wearing her everyday things in the previous acts, the significance is the change in clothing. She was characterized as frivolous with many dynamic personalities when wearing the tarantella and dancing the complicated steps, however deciding to change into comfortable clothing suggests that she is most truthful to her natural instincts when she dresses in her common clothes. her wardrobe also helps to make distinctions of the different aspects of her personality. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">
 * <span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"> There is also significance of the origin of her clothes, the fancy dress was from helmer whereas the shawl is an item of clothing from her own wardrobe. Nora leaves with nothing but the things she brought into the house, shown by the small bag. Further emphasizing the facade she lived at Helmer's home, nothing truly belonged to her. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">

//<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">[He throws his domino on a chair and opens the door to his room.] (213) //

//<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">"There's a big black hat - you've heard of the Invisible Hat?" (217) //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">﻿ __ //<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Mrs Linde [putting her hate and cape ready]...[she picks up her hat and cape] //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 15pt;">Rank: __**
 * <span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"> The metaphor of the invisible hat suggests that Rank will have passed away by the next dance. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">
 * <span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"> Could also serve a comical purpose that emphasizes the closeness of his relationship with Nora since during the conversation Helmer is oblivious to his current condition. This contributes to the flow of the conversation where Helmer is constantly left out of the topic and feels awkward for being ignored. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">
 * <span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"> From Helmer's perspective, this line characterizes Rank as a rather odd character for suggesting such a random costume to wear. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 15pt;">Kristine: __**
 * <span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"> A cape is different from other jackets as it usually covers the entire body like a wrap. This parallels to the protective and independent nature of the character, as she is characterized as a hard working, motherly, traditional, and self-serving women.  <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">