1. Emma and Hedda s Downfall, Foreshadowed
... fall of tears. Therefore, the allusion to storms in Emma's view of love is interpreted as a bad omen. Henrik Ibsen also uses figurative language to foreshadow the ruin of Hedda in "Hedda Gabler."" Hedda complains about the smell of lavender and pot-pourri in the house (Ibsen 207). She says that the house has, "a sort of odour of death. Like a bouquet the day after a ball."" Though ... this figurative language spoken by Hedda foreshadows Aunt Rina s death, it also foretells her own. Her death isn t but a few days ... with that, she falls deeper and deeper until she ends her sorrows with...
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- Grade Level: High School