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The Plot Hedda Gabler is one of Ibsen's better known plays. It follows two days in the life of a beautiful aristocrat named Hedda Tessman. What is interesting is that Hedda is only referred to... more

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  • 16 of 16 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    amileienna

    4 Stars Hedda Gabler-inspirational or tragic? 17/05/2004
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    Advantages Advantages A beautiful and tragic play

    Disadvantages Disadvantages It's no walk in the park

    The Plot Hedda Gabler is one of Ibsen's better known plays. It follows two days in the life of a beautiful aristocrat named Hedda Tessman. What is interesting is that Hedda is only referred to as Hedda Gabler (her maiden name). Ibsen did this so as to reflect that she is her father's daughter and not her husband's wife. This is a key theme of the play as we see the overwhelming influence Hedda's father (General Gabler) has over her life even though he has died and so we never meet him in the piece. Hedda was raised in the strong patriarchal world of the military and as a result she feels ... more
  • 11 of 11 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    temf

    5 Stars Another Ibsen masterpiece 04/11/2003
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Great play from the father of modern drama

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Some people will never get it

    Perhaps best known for Ghosts and A doll's House Henrik Ibsen was one of the great iconoclastic playwrights that heralded a new drama. Well before his time Ibsen revolutionised a European stage dominated by spectacle and melodrama. His method was Naturalism - the scientific presentation of the reaction of certain characters in prescribed situations. His plays do not rely on stereotypes and generalisations, yet we all recognise various characters from our lives on an Ibsen stage. Ibsen was also a favourite for actors, particularly the under-recognised female actors of the nineteenth century ... more
  • 0 of 17 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    jane_s

    5 Stars hedda gabler 23/01/2005
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    Advantages Advantages good play

    Disadvantages Disadvantages hard to understand

    The Plot Hedda Gabler is one of Ibsen's better known plays. It follows two days in the life of a beautiful aristocrat named Hedda Tessman. What is interesting is that Hedda is only referred to as Hedda Gabler (her maiden name). Ibsen did this so as to reflect that she is her father's daughter and not her husband's wife. This is a key theme of the play as we see the overwhelming influence Hedda's father (General Gabler) has over her life even though he has died and so we never meet him in the piece. Hedda was raised in the strong patriarchal world of the military and as a result she feels ... more

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Type Play
Title Hedda Gabler
Author Henrik Ibsen
ISBN 1847024696
EAN 9781847024695

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