Interpretting a Doll House Production

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwj2xuOUx_7SAhWH1IMKHZqND0cQjRwIBw&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2014%2F02%2F28%2Ftheater%2Fa-dolls-house-with-hattie-morahans-frantic-nora.html&bvm=bv.151325232,d.amc&psig=AFQjCNFwKBOl_bvQnrfxV5cDWd4oPzqYzA&ust=1490974535425534

Reading a play and watching a play being performed can bring very different attitudes and feelings for the audience. After watching the performance of "A Doll House" by Henrik Ibsen in class, my response to the play greatly changed due to the subtle differences in dialogue and the cast of characters. I felt more sympathy for Nora and less sympathetic toward Torvald after watching the third scene. While reading the play I saw Torvald as a good man with some ignorances, but watching the production of the play made me think otherwise. I encourage you to read further into what I believe changed my opinion to the play.

Theatrical Impressions of a Play Performance

On Thursday evening I had the pleasure of seeing "The Miracle Worker" performed by our fellow student body on campus. The play took place in the Keller home in 1880, where Helen Keller was taught by her teacher, Annie, how to sign. Helen Keller was born blind and deaf, which made her impatient and she often had fits of frustration. Annie was also blind but had nine surgeries to give her sight. Annie was then able to go out into the world and find work, and that is where she found Helen needed help. Although Helen had great difficulty functioning in her dysfunctional home, Annie too had some difficulties to overcome.