Ibsen: Hedda Gabler Act 1 Throughout Act 1, the setting takes place in Tesman's living room. ... We learn of the marriage between Tesman and Hedda Gabler and the problems that occurred during the honeymoon. ... Hedda Gabler from early on in the play shows that she is of a much higher class that Tesman. ... This shows that Hedda Gabler is of a very aristocratic class and is difficult to please. ... This critical nature of Hedda got Tesmans attention and he commented that Hedda should be nicer to Auntie Juju. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Henrik Ibsen uses symbolism in his work of Hedda Gabler, to attach deeper meaning to familiar objects used in the play. ... Hedda repeatedly remarks, "I am burning your child.... Hedda Gabler's pistols do just that. Passed down from her father, "General Gabler's pistols" reinforce the idea that in Hedda's own heart she is not a true wife to Tesman, but a daughter of her father. ... The symbolism used by Ibsen allows the reader or viewer to gain an intricate view of his work, especially the character of Hedda Gabler. ...

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Henrik Ibsen's kitchen-sink drama, 'Hedda Gabler' gravitates around the intricate character of Hedda, whose capricious moods and tussle with societal roles make her a truly unconventional woman, nefariously attacking feminine ideals. ... Hedda derives a sadistic pleasure at the use of pistols. ... As Hedda states in elation "Oh wellI've got one thing at least that I can pass the time withMy pistols, Jorgen.General Gabler's pistols.... Hedda, in the end was forced to succumb. Hedda Gabler is quite a fascinating play that gives psychological insights into the fema...

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Henrik Ibsen's play, Hedda Gabler is primarily concerned with representing and critiquing bourgeois Norwegian society in the nineteenth century. ... Hedda Gabler being a play these objects are visible to the audience and the symbols give power to the delivery of the themes. ... The protagonist of the play Hedda Gabler is represented as confined to this indoor space. ... Within this room are General Gabler's portrait and Hedda's piano that link Hedda to her history and premarital identity as Hedda Gabler, the aristocratic daughter of a general as opposed to the ornamental wife...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

As the play unfolds, it is apparent that Julie tries many times and in many ways to obtain the liking of Hedda, but Hedda never approves of Julie. ... However, when Eilert returns, Hedda's feelings grow intensely. ... Thus, Hedda takes Eilert's baby, his manuscripts. ... As many people are confused by Hedda's conflict, Hedda too was confused. ... 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 receiving from you.The title of the play is Hedda Gabler. ...

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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's character goes some way to answering this. Hedda's doll house' is put into question due to the very fact that Hedda, always in want of "power- and "to feel that I [Hedda] control a human destiny-, knew exactly what type of marriage she was entering into. ... Hedda brought up by her father, the general, takes on the role as Hedda Gabler - her father...

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Plays like A Doll's House, Hadda Gabler and Ghosts are classified under the second phase of his dramatic career. ... 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. ...

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• Grade Level: High School