https://padlet.com/cbarrero1/mj75kakcfnfo THE 3111 en-us 2018-04-07 23:19:58 UTC 2018-04-16 13:40:41 UTC hello@padlet.com cbarrero1 https://padlet.com/cbarrero1/mj75kakcfnfo/wish/249473460 Hedda, the daughter of General Gabler, married academic George Tesman out of desperation. They have just returned from their six-month long honeymoon, where Tesman spent his time writing his book. Mrs. Elvsted, an old friend of Hedda's, comes to visit and tells her of Eilert Lövborg, an old friend of both women. Lövborg has written a book on history that is highly respected. In the past he lived a life of degeneration, but now he has quit drinking and has devoted himself to serious work. Mrs. Elvsted tells how she has helped Eilert stop drinking and begin constructive work. Later at a visit, Lövborg is offered a drink. He refuses and Hedda, jealous over the influence that Mrs. Elvsted has on Lövborg, tempts him into taking a drink. He then goes to a party where he loses his manuscript. When George Tesman returns home with Lövborg's manuscript, Hedda burns it because she is jealous of it. Later, Lövborg comes to her and confesses how he has failed in his life. Hedda talks him into committing suicide by shooting himself in the temple, which she believes to be heroic. Lövborg does commit suicide later but it is through a wound in the stomach. George reconstructs Lövborg's manuscript with the help of Mrs. Elvsted. Hedda leaves the room, takes her pistols, and commits suicide.

]]> 2018-04-07 23:31:38 UTC https://padlet.com/cbarrero1/mj75kakcfnfo/wish/249473460 cbarrero1 https://padlet.com/cbarrero1/mj75kakcfnfo/wish/249474773 Henrik Ibsen was born on March 20, 1828, in Skien, Norway. The family was thrown into poverty when Ibsen was 8 because of problems with his father's business. Nearly all traces of their previous affluence had to be sold off to cover debts, and the family moved to a rundown farm near town. There Ibsen spent much of his time reading, painting and performing magic tricks. At 15, Ibsen stopped school and went to work. He landed a position as an apprentice in an apothecary in Grimstad. Ibsen worked there for six years, using his limited free time to write poetry and paint. In 1849, he wrote his first play Catilina, a drama written in verse modeled after one of his great influences, William Shakespeare.
Unlike many other writers and poets, Ibsen had a long and seemingly happy marriage to Suzannah Daae Thoresen. The couple wed in 1858 and welcomed their only child, son Sigurd, the following year. Ibsen also had a son from an earlier relationship. He had fathered a child with a maid in 1846 while working as an apprentice. While he provided some financial support, Ibsen never met the boy. In 1862, he was exiled to Italy, where he wrote the tragedy Brand.  In 1868, Ibsen moved to Germany, where he wrote one of his most famous works: A Doll's House. In 1890, he wrote Hedda Gabler, creating one of theater's most notorious characters. By 1891, Ibsen had returned to Norway a literary hero. He died on May 23, 1906, in Oslo, Norway.

]]> 2018-04-08 00:02:21 UTC https://padlet.com/cbarrero1/mj75kakcfnfo/wish/249474773 cbarrero1 https://padlet.com/cbarrero1/mj75kakcfnfo/wish/249475692 Hedda Gabler  - the daughter of the famous General Gabler; as a child she was used to luxury and high-class living. As the play begins, she is returning from her honeymoon with George Tesman, a scholar with good prospects but not as much money as Hedda is accustomed to. Her married name is Hedda Tesman. Hedda is an intelligent, unpredictable, and somewhat dishonest young woman who is not afraid to manipulate her husband and friends.

George Tesman  - an intelligent scholar. He tries very hard to please his wife, Hedda, and often does not realize that she is manipulating him. He often seems foolish and when he annoys Hedda, the audience has reason to sympathize with her. Tesman is hoping for a professorship in history, and at the beginning of the play it seems that his one great rival, Eilert Lövborg, a notorious alcoholic, no longer stands in Tesman's way. Tesman was raised by his Aunt Julia.

Mrs. Elvsted - a meek but passionate woman. She and her husband hired Eilert Lövborg as a tutor to their children, and Mrs. Elvsted grew attached to Eilert, acting as his personal secretary and aiding him in his research and writing. When Eilert leaves her estate to return to the city, Mrs. Elvsted comes to town and goes to the Tesman's for help, fearing Eilert will revert to his alcoholism. Mrs. Elvsted went to school with Hedda and remembers being tormented by her.

Eilert Lövborg - George Tesman's biggest competitor in the academic world. After a series of scandals related to drinking, he was once a public outcast but has now returned to the city and has published a book to rave reviews. He also has another manuscript that is even more promising. Mrs. Elvsted helped him with both manuscripts. He once shared a close relationship with Hedda.

Berta - a servant. ]]> 2018-04-08 00:22:27 UTC https://padlet.com/cbarrero1/mj75kakcfnfo/wish/249475692 cbarrero1 https://padlet.com/cbarrero1/mj75kakcfnfo/wish/249476103 Manipulation
Hedda is a cold-hearted, manipulative woman years ahead of her time. In this play, her ability to influence others has a lot to do with her sexuality and good looks. Machinations become a sort of game, a way of escaping the boredom of Victorian-era Norway. Because women can’t seek power through careers or scholarship, Hedda seeks it through controlling others.

Women and Feminity
Hedda Gabler takes place in Norway in the late 1800s. Women are restricted by Victorian values and prevented from having any real lives of their own. As such, they exist only in relation to men. The women in this play all seek to solve one fundamental problem: what to do with their lives. Emptiness is the only common factor between them.

Wealth
Hedda Gabler explores a marriage between an aristocratic woman and a seemingly middle-class man. Wealth is a constant barrier between them, not only as far as money is concerned but also in regards to class. Interests, mannerisms, even personalities and friendships, are all tied to class. Because of this, the notion of "rich" and "poor" is often more about power, influence, and reputation than it is about money.

Courage
Courage is tied to the idea of rebellion in Hedda Gabler – rebellion against society and its constraints. For one character, this means secretly defying the limits of her sex by manipulating and coercing the men around her. For another, this means lengaging in a life of alcohol and debauchery. For yet a third character, it means leaving her husband behind to be with the man she loves.

]]> 2018-04-08 00:32:28 UTC https://padlet.com/cbarrero1/mj75kakcfnfo/wish/249476103 https://padlet.com/cbarrero1/mj75kakcfnfo/wish/252134243 The play debuted in Munich at the Residenz-Theater on January 31, 1891, with Clara Heese as Hedda, though Ibsen was said to be displeased with the declamatory style of her performance. Ibsen’s work had an international following, so that translations and productions in various countries appeared very soon after the publication in Copenhagen and the premiere in Munich. The first US performance opened on March 30, 1898, at the Fifth Avenue Theatre in New York City.

Clara Heese]]> 2018-04-16 13:34:16 UTC https://padlet.com/cbarrero1/mj75kakcfnfo/wish/252134243