A Doll's House & Hedda Gabler

Oftentimes in literature, an author can in two works create two characters that are completely different, yet have very similar significance to the plots of their respective plays. An example of this would be two of Henrik Ibsen’s characters: Nora, in A Doll’s House, and Hedda, in Hedda Gabler. In both of these works, manipulation is a prominent theme, and revolves around these characters. Pseudo-relationships is another prominent theme, which also revolves around Nora and Hedda.

At first, Nora and Hedda appear to be complete polar opposites. Nora always wants to please everyone, especially her husband, Torvald. She will change around her whole personality depending on who she is with and/or trying to please. The mask she assigns to her time with Torvald is that of a child or an ornament. Her friend, Christine, see the mask of a strong independent woman who saved her husbands life of her own initiative. The constant change of face causes both personal and interpersonal conflict. Her Marriage is ended because of it. She is a doll, and is a different character depending on who is “playing” with her. In this sense, she is constantly being manipulated by

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Approximate Word count = 1356
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)