Hedda Gabler Essay -- Literary Analysis, Henrik Ibsen

The mind and mental processes can affect and shape human behavior. Some of the subtlest actions are outcomes of a person’s emotion, treatment, and provide underlying messages unknowingly exhibited and communicated. This occurs internally and is exposed through accidental or unintentional conduct. Hedda Gabler is an affluent European woman living a life of nobility and service. Pampered and easily neglected by her companions, she is unfulfilled by the amount of praise she receives in her household. Her strange and awkward behavior reveals the lack of foundation in her marriage. In Hedda Gabler, Henrik Ibsen uses stage directions to portray Hedda as a furtively vexatious, manipulative, and discontented woman trapped in marriage and in doing so, he presents the restrictive lifestyle of wealthy Victorian women. Wearing a facade, Hedda is unaware of her appearance as one disturbed and clandestine. Overhearing her husband compare himself with Là ¶vborg, Hedda turns â€Å"to BRACK, laughing, with a touch of scorn† (Ibsen 31). Chuckling artificially, she intends to disguise her misery, to uphold her pride and to avoid pity. By her sarcastic and disconcerted tone, she intends to communicate with Brack of her annoyance towards Tesman. Amid their discussion, Thea tells of having influence over Là ¶vborg, and Hedda â€Å"[Conceals] an involuntary sneer† (Ibsen 26). The words â€Å"conceals† (Ibsen 26) and â€Å"involuntary† (Ibsen 26) attempt to highlight her stealth and jealousy towards Thea’s aptitude in influencing her spouse. On these certain occasions, she is unable to constrain her irritation. Left alone, â€Å"Hedda, now quite serious †¦peeps through the curtain†¦takes Là ¶vborg’s package †¦turns and listens†¦Ã¢â‚¬  (Ibsen 8 0). Through actions such as â€Å"peeps† (Ibsen 80) ... ...ht away. During 1980s, readers, particularly women probably felt confronted and alienated. In efforts to relate Hedda Gabler to the audience, it instead may have been rejected in the era because of the contrast between the norms and the rebellious and strong artistic expression. Ibsen intends to portray the underlying literature and symbolism involved; wealth cannot replace true joy and love. Individuals want liberty, a free will, an opinion, a voice, a mind, and prefer to have a choice of their own. Furthermore, people may not have control over certain situations but must learn to make the most out of life because emotions can be shaped and managed. After Hedda had chosen to marry Tesman, she regretfully spends her life chained to being his emotional security, and continually tries compensating for her life’s mistake as apparent in the play’s stage directions. Hedda Gabler Essay -- Literary Analysis, Henrik Ibsen The mind and mental processes can affect and shape human behavior. Some of the subtlest actions are outcomes of a person’s emotion, treatment, and provide underlying messages unknowingly exhibited and communicated. This occurs internally and is exposed through accidental or unintentional conduct. Hedda Gabler is an affluent European woman living a life of nobility and service. Pampered and easily neglected by her companions, she is unfulfilled by the amount of praise she receives in her household. Her strange and awkward behavior reveals the lack of foundation in her marriage. In Hedda Gabler, Henrik Ibsen uses stage directions to portray Hedda as a furtively vexatious, manipulative, and discontented woman trapped in marriage and in doing so, he presents the restrictive lifestyle of wealthy Victorian women. Wearing a facade, Hedda is unaware of her appearance as one disturbed and clandestine. Overhearing her husband compare himself with Là ¶vborg, Hedda turns â€Å"to BRACK, laughing, with a touch of scorn† (Ibsen 31). Chuckling artificially, she intends to disguise her misery, to uphold her pride and to avoid pity. By her sarcastic and disconcerted tone, she intends to communicate with Brack of her annoyance towards Tesman. Amid their discussion, Thea tells of having influence over Là ¶vborg, and Hedda â€Å"[Conceals] an involuntary sneer† (Ibsen 26). The words â€Å"conceals† (Ibsen 26) and â€Å"involuntary† (Ibsen 26) attempt to highlight her stealth and jealousy towards Thea’s aptitude in influencing her spouse. On these certain occasions, she is unable to constrain her irritation. Left alone, â€Å"Hedda, now quite serious †¦peeps through the curtain†¦takes Là ¶vborg’s package †¦turns and listens†¦Ã¢â‚¬  (Ibsen 8 0). Through actions such as â€Å"peeps† (Ibsen 80) ... ...ht away. During 1980s, readers, particularly women probably felt confronted and alienated. In efforts to relate Hedda Gabler to the audience, it instead may have been rejected in the era because of the contrast between the norms and the rebellious and strong artistic expression. Ibsen intends to portray the underlying literature and symbolism involved; wealth cannot replace true joy and love. Individuals want liberty, a free will, an opinion, a voice, a mind, and prefer to have a choice of their own. Furthermore, people may not have control over certain situations but must learn to make the most out of life because emotions can be shaped and managed. After Hedda had chosen to marry Tesman, she regretfully spends her life chained to being his emotional security, and continually tries compensating for her life’s mistake as apparent in the play’s stage directions.