Hedda Gabler Society and social issues play an important role in the outcome of the novel, "Hedda Gabler." The author, Ibsen, shows how these issues affect Hedda as the main character of the play and how she ends it all with suicide, the most powerful form of her self-destruction. Ibsen, in writing the play of Hedda Gabler, showed observations on society at the time period of that setting. ... It is interesting to notice that Hedda is such a powerful character. ... To conclude, Hedda is a powerful character and shows the hypocrisy of society in Ibsen's novel, Hedda Gabler. ...

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Henrik Ibsen uses symbolism in his work of Hedda Gabler, to attach deeper meaning to familiar objects used in the play. ... In Ibsen's play, there is repeated association with Hedda and fire. ... Ibsen uses fire as a destructive symbol, as Hedda uses it to destroy Lovborg's coveted manuscript once she is threatened. ... Hedda Gabler's pistols do just that. ... 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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Ibsen: Hedda Gabler Act 1 Throughout Act 1, the setting takes place in Tesman's living room. Ibsen introduces the problems in the play almost immediately. 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. ...

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• Grade Level: High School