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Henrik Ibsen Marrital Relationships

end of the play she decides to leave everyone in regards to the happiness of her family. This type of act was definitely something that is not done when the play was written. The thought of a wife leaving her husband on her own free will caused a lot of controversy in the real world and many big named actresses would not even take the part of Nora because of this. It makes the statement of Nora’s individuality and her willingness not to be treated as a doll for the rest of her life. Hedda does not really have much of a relationship with anyone. She tries to distance herself from everyone to avoid any sort of scandal directed towards her. She feels a close relationship with Mr. Brack but chooses not to let the two of them become close. These two characters are at the same level in respect to social class but once Brack makes an advance she has to gracefully decline. In the event there would be a third to the triangle, there is the chance that there could be a scandal against her. With respect to her husband, Tesman, she actually want to have nothing to do with him. She made it clear that the reason for marring him had nothing to do with love but more about what is she going to do with her life. She is not getting younger and the only thing she could do is become married. She says that Tesman was the nicest man towards her and he really went out of his way to treat her good. When comparing the two plays it becomes clear that their exists some similarities but mainly differences between the respective character roles. Both Nora and Hedda are independent individuals but only Hedda portrays this throughout the entire production. It takes till the end of “A Doll’s House” for Nora to actually come out of her shell and prove to the world that she is independent and nothing can stop her. The roles of the husbands are also very different between the two plays. One man is dominating and likes his wife to ab...

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