Hedda's Struggle Between Mascu
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 feminine traits that are characterized by her actions throughout the play. Hedda is faced with the impossible feat of trying to live with these opposing traits. The male role she embraces in her marriage to Tesman, her desire for power over Thea and Lovborg, and her use of her father’s pistols conflict with her role as a perfect wife that Hedda must have in this male-dominated society. Because it is impossible for Hedda to clearly choose between the male and female sides of her life, she tries to live a dual role by keeping her male beliefs and actions hidden. Many times, she does not speak openly, nor does she act in a manner that completely reveals the duality of her life. However, the final acts of the play reveal that these attempts to work out a compromise between her wish to behave as a male and her wish to conform to expectations of her as a woman will never work as she wants it to. Thus, Hedda kills herself rather than live a l
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Approximate Word count = 2205
Approximate Pages = 9 (250 words per page double spaced)
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