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A review by videotape
Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen
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.
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.