In order to discuss the morphing of doll house' into prison' in A Doll's House and Hedda Gabler one must first examine what makes their domestic situations doll houses' in the first instance. ... Hedda brought up by her father, the general, takes on the role as Hedda Gabler - her father's daughter, as the title suggests. ... Form the outset the audience is places ill at ease with Hedda, Ibsen's first description being of her "dispassionate eyes-. ... The Cambridge Companion to Ibsen. ... Modern Dramatists: Henrik Ibsen. ...

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Henrik Ibsen's classic play, A Doll's House, takes into the account the role of women during his time period and also how they were treated. ... Ibsen's play commences with Hedda, the play's main character, and her husband George sitting in their home after a six month honeymoon. ... Elvsted- (Ibsen 35). ... Ibsen's twist on the presentation of the role of the woman presents a great deal of disagreement. ... Ibsen addressed the issue in a letter, which stated: "I shall not let a moment go by before replying briefly to the letter I have just had the pleasure of re...

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Henrik Ibsen lived in the Age of Invention and he alone invented the modern drama. ... Hadda Gabler on the other hand comes forth as a rebel. ... General Gabler had given her freedom yet had kept her from exercising it to the fullest. ... He demands that the reader examines his own life in the glare of Hedda's piercing eyes. ... The very best art cleanses the soul, and Henrik Ibsen is gentle in doing that as he scrubs you with a brittle brush in the freezing waters of fjords. ...

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• Grade Level: High School