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This brought about such discontent amoung the students in my AP English class. Is Hedda selfish? Is she a trapped woman? Is she too harsh? Too "man-ish"? Too arrogant? Too willfull? Too much for a class of 17 year olds to handle? I quite enjoy Hedda's willfullness and her grating dialogue. Theatrical realism with touch of Ibsen's symbolic qulaities.

catson's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

sarawiser's review against another edition

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5.0

oh, how I NEED to play Hedda

videotape's review against another edition

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challenging dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

A Doll's House? Never heard of it... Hedda Gabler's where it's at.

Ibsen is so joyous to read, due to his incredible talent of writing such realistic characters. No matter how unrelatable the scenario is, in this case social politics at the top of the Norwegian hierarchy during the late Victorian era, Ibsen's realism greatly accentuates the slimy, complex nature of each persona; resulting in a cacophony of rich, somehow relatable story-threads that climax with the collision of each characters true intentions.

Gone are the melodramatic tropes of watered down Shakespearean dramas, and here are the days of a more realistic theatrical experience.

jlewis_9's review against another edition

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dark reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

mollyrenemidd's review against another edition

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1.0

Yawn.

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