Hedda Gabler's Struggle Between Masculinity and Femininity Henrik Ibsen portrays Hedda Gabler as a nineteenth century woman in conflict with herself. Because of her unique upbringing under General Gabler and the social standards imposed upon her as a woman, Hedda exhibits both masculine and ...

This article is of a fictional matinee performance of the 'Doll's House', in the West End Theatres, London, late 1893, post the period where the play was drumming up quite as much scandal due to Ibsens other contributions, such as 'Ghosts', which provided fresher objects for the public's ir...