Sunday, September 21, 2008
Initial Reaction
When I first began reading "Hedda Gabler" I was really skeptical about whether or not I was going to enjoy the play. The plot seemed to move along slowly and although it seems like Ibsen provides a lot of exciting additions and scandals none of them were exactly appealing to me. Upon further reading, however, I'm finding that I enjoy the book more and I am beginning to become increasingly interested in Hedda's character. In Act One she was extremely annoying to me though and it was difficult trying to sympathize with her and her situation. Also, although there isn't much shown regarding Tesman's inner character, I find him to be a carefree man and for these reasons, I admire his persona. His simplicity and laid-back attitude is best revealed to me in the initial description of his attire (223). Overall I'm excited to continue reading and witness how the situations unfold.
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i enjoy your honesty ms. papaya and the fact that you thought gabbler was annoying, because i was thinking the same thing, but everyone else seems to be in love with her from her first words
well honestly i think you could have done a little better on this analysis im slightly disappointed
wow now that i actually read and understand what you are talking about i throughly agree with your analysis well done but what do you make of Aunt Tesman's character?
Well Steven, in response to your latter comment, I find Aunt Tesman to be a sociable and warm character however easily agitated with Hedda although she may not show it. In her attempt to impress Hedda with her elegant hat, Hedda blatantly disrespects Aunt Julie's effort to rise to her own standards so as not to ashame her nephew's wife. Overall I believe Aunt Julie represents a compatible character who does her best to satisfy the needs and opinions of those around her. You?
well im pretty sure that you just hit a home run with that analyisis but if you have any other questions regard characters feel free to let me know :p
oh yea and its stePHen by the way... nice to meet you
Yeah I do have a question StePHen, what is YOUR opinion regarding Aunt Tesman/Julia?
ahem well you see if you would have read the earlier comment i said i agreed with everything that you said and also that if you had any OTHER questions regarding OTHER characters to let me know ok?
thanks :)
I love your analysis Maya. I too like Tesman's character. I also love that he is laid back and shows more sympathy towards others (for example Aunt Tesman) than Hedda. In the first act I definetely relate to him more than Hedda. He's not as sure of himself as she is. He also seems more honest. Overall I liked him better too. Unlike most others who enjoyed Hedda's character more to begin with.
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