In this version of the play A Doll House they are able to emphasize the turning point of the drama through costuming. At point 21:00 in this video, Nora comes in to tell her husband that she is leaving. For the first time the whole play, she is wearing pants. Up to this point in the play she has been wearing stylish, extravagant dresses showing that she is dressing up for her husband and playing the part that she believes she must play. However at this turning point in the play she wears something different entirely, something that she has decided to wear, making a stark contrast to the costuming from earlier and emphasizing the point that Nora has decided to pursue the course of finding and getting to know herself.
Tuesday, January 23, 2018
Performance Analysis: A Doll's House
In this version of the play A Doll House they are able to emphasize the turning point of the drama through costuming. At point 21:00 in this video, Nora comes in to tell her husband that she is leaving. For the first time the whole play, she is wearing pants. Up to this point in the play she has been wearing stylish, extravagant dresses showing that she is dressing up for her husband and playing the part that she believes she must play. However at this turning point in the play she wears something different entirely, something that she has decided to wear, making a stark contrast to the costuming from earlier and emphasizing the point that Nora has decided to pursue the course of finding and getting to know herself.
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In the Campbell's journey of the Hero, one of the steps is a change of costume. And it is just basically changing some physical aspect of yourself as a symbol. It's cool to see that prevalent in this play and staging. I wonder if it was written in stage directions.
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