Irregular Verb Forms: Present, Past, Participle List
Irregular Verb Forms Reference
Verb Conjugation Table
| Present | Past | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| speak | spoke | spoken |
| take | took | taken |
| wake | woke | woken |
| eat | ate | eaten |
| drink | drank | drunk |
| come | came | come |
| buy | bought | bought |
| bring | brought | brought |
| think | thought | thought |
| sell | sold | sold |
| swim | swam | swum |
| run | ran | run |
| sleep | slept | slept |
| write | wrote | written |
| read | read | read |
| drive | drove | driven |
| fly | flew | flown |
A Doll's House: Scene Analysis Questions
The following section addresses comprehension questions related to Henrik Ibsen's play, A Doll's House.
Setting and Characters
- Location: Where does the play happen? Denmark
- Starting Scene: Describe in detail the room where the play starts. The living room of the Helmer family.
- Time of Year: What time of the year is it? How do you know? It is Christmas time because it was winter.
Character Identification (Pages 4–14)
List the characters that appear on pages 4 to 14:
- Nora Helmer
- Torvald Helmer
- Nils (Krogstad)
- Dr. Rank
- Christine Linde
Character Descriptions
Describe each character in detail:
- Nora Helmer: She is a married woman raising three children.
- Torvald Helmer: Torvald Helmer is a bank worker who has recently been promoted to a higher position there.
- Nils (Krogstad): He works at the same bank as Torvald and appears as an antagonist at the beginning of the play.
- Mrs. Linde: Mrs. Linde is Nora’s friend, but they hadn’t seen each other for years before their meeting in the play.
- Dr. Rank: He is an old friend of the Helmer family.
Plot Points
- Discussion Topic: What is the couple discussing? Money matters.
- Visitor: Who visits the protagonist that day? Christine Linde.
Key Play Elements
- Protagonist: Nora Helmer.
- Main Characters: Nora, Torvald, Nils, Dr. Rank, Linde.
- Plot Summary: The plot centers on the character development of Nora Helmer. She has always been a very domesticated lady throughout her whole life, always doing what is best for her family.
- Context/Publication: A Doll’s House was published in Norway on December 4th, 1879.
- First Performance: The first stage production was in Copenhagen on December 21st, 1879.
- Impact: The play caused an immediate sensation, sparked debate and controversy, and brought Ibsen international fame.
- Significance: Performing the play was considered a revolutionary action, a daring defiance of cultural norms of Victorian Europe.
Conflict in "A Doll's House"
Henrik Ibsen’s modern drama “A Doll’s House” explores the conflict between pursuing a personal desire and choosing to conform, as Nora faces patriarchal oppression which is against her personal values in her daily life.