... plays with feminism and what it stands for. Though a majority of critics claim that Ibsen's works do not fall into this genre, the dramatic structure and protagonists of A Doll's House and Hedda Gabler prove that these works are feminist in nature. Regardless of whether or not Ibsen considered himself or his plays to be feminist, the response from his audiences demonstrates ... his overwhelming influence in female empowerment. An inarguably feminist icon born of Ibsen's dramatic literature is Hedda Gabler. She is portrayed as enduring constant conflict between her desires and the desires...

• Word Count: 1867
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... of life itself. Thus giving rise to a drama that was rooted in the society and not outside it. Plays like A Doll's House, Hadda Gabler and Ghosts are classified under the second phase of his dramatic career. It was during this period that he made the transition from mythical and historical dramas ... have made them both happy but unfortunately we see "ghosts" of duty and public opinion come to dominate and ruin generations of lives. Hadda Gabler on the other hand comes forth as a rebel. A misfit in her community, her dissatisfaction and unhappiness rose from the passive and unsatisfying ...

• Word Count: 1368
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

... , or have turned, into prisons."" Discuss. 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. In A Doll's House Ibsen is quick to present Nora as a playful and almost hysterical child' by having her character move around the stage like much ... be in and was practiced at and therefore one may say she was doomed the day she left the church on her wedding day. Hedda brought up by her father, the general, takes on the role as Hedda Gabler - her father'...

• Word Count: 1734
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School