Henrik Ibsen's 'Hedda Gabler' And 'Ghosts': Character Comparison 5 pages in length. Henrik Ibsen's talent for delving deeply into social composition is characteristically synonymous with the level of cultural implication the author incorporates into his works. 'Hedda Gabler' and 'Ghosts' are but two selections of Ibsen's writing that represent how a patriarchal society helps to eat away at the female characters' very existence. Caught within the never-ending web of gender bias, both Hedda and Mrs. Alving …showed first 75 words of 322 total…

…showed last 75 words of 322 total…House" and "Hedda Gabler" A 5 page paper which examines how confinement (physical, emotional, financial, social and psychological) is a central theme in the Henrik Ibsen plays "A Doll's House" and "Hedda Gabler," the nature of this confinement, and whether or not the characters are ultimately able to break free, in terms of change or maturation, or whether they remain confined as far as resisting or being denied meaningful change. Bibliography lists 5 sources. Filename: TGibcon.wps