Nora and Hedda
Nora and Hedda's Struggle for Independence In Isben's two plays, A Doll's House and Hedda Gabler, one character of each play breaks the stereotype or mold that is put on them. These two characters are Nora and Hedda. There are likenesses as well as differences between the two, however. In A Doll's House Nora is the protagonist, while, in Hedda Gabler, Isben chooses to make Hedda the antagonist. Both Nora and Hedda are caught in a masculine world, but take a different approach to gaining their independence from their male counterparts. Nora chooses to simply walk away from the problem she faces. This action goes along with most mothers tell their children when they face similar situatio
Hedda doesn't escape her problems and run for cover like Nora did. Nora is suppressed by Torvald's words. She is finally sick of being called a little skylark and a spendthrift and decides to leave Torvald, which is unheard during that time. Instead, Hedda takes her problems head on in hopes of changing them for her benefit. In both of Isben's plays he places men is the characters' life that causes each one make a decision to go against the stereotypical woman. The play ends with Nora slamming the door and Torvald mumbling to himself. The reader experiences this mix when Hedda convinces Lovborg to kill himself. Her dream is to control and eventually ruin a human destiny, which means she must gain the trust of, or seduce, a human being. They are the same, however, when it comes to their struggle for independence from the men in their life. Audiences react so violently to this ending because it shows a woman taking charge of her life and breaking the mold that stereotypes her. Being a woman, Hedda is seen as meek and mild by the men in Hedda Gabler. Nora and Hedda have two totally different personalities and character traits. Nora's can be seen as independent and free willed, while Hedda's traits are seen as evil, selfish, and cold hearted. Hedda takes a different approach to changing the circumstances that stereotypes place her in. Nora chooses to identify the problem and get away from it, but Hedda decides to take matters into her own hands and control the problem for personal gain.
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