Rhoades 1 Laura Rhoades Cason AP Literature/Composition 15 November 1999 Restraining Factors in Hedda Gabler Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler is not truly indicative of his vast body of work: the protagonist is female and the play is a character study. Oddly enough, though, Hedda does not evolve or progress throughout the entirety of the work. Rather, she remains a cold and manipulative woman. When this fact is realized, the only task is discovering why Hedda continues …showed first 75 words of 1051 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1051 total…one is forced to recognize what Hedda truly represents: the cold, emotionless product of a disapproving and domineering society and father. Rhoades 5 Works Cited Ellis-Fermor, Una. “Introduction to Hedda Gabler and Other Plays.” Modern Critical Views: Henrik Ibsen. Ed. Harold Bloom. Philadelphia: Chelsea House, 1999. 41. Ibsen, Henrik. Hedda Gabler. Ed. Stanley Applebaum. New York: Dover, 1990. Linnea, Sharon. Barron’s Book Notes: Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House & Hedda Gabler. New York: Barron’s Educational Series, 1985.