Appearance Vs. Reality (Hedda)

I think appearance vs. reality is the most interesting theme in this book. I mean really nothing is as it seems with this characters. For example Hedda always wants to appear in control, she wants to control the people around her, she wants to be able to do and get what she wants when she wants. She tries so hard to fight the idea of males in control. But she can't and that's when we see her FINALLY take control by ending her own life. She didn't know what else to do and since she didn't see any other way other and she couldn't bear look into change or the future for the answer she "quit" while she could. So while Hedda may seem to be a strong character she really is not, and in the end she may be considered the weakest character in the book, because everyone else has at least a little control. The whole time she works so hard to appear in control until reality catches up with her.

Judge Brack

Judge Brack is such an interesting character to me. Ibsens choice of words in the description of Brack on page 242 really says a lot about him and for me it was quite forshadowing in some aspects. Brack is described as "a man of forty five...his face is roundish with a distinguished profile...carefully groomed...neatly clipped ends...a bit TOO youthful for his age" (242). Wow. So when I read this I knew he would be a very interesting character. The distinguished profile 's suggests he is well known, he's not just your average person walking down the street he's recognizable. After analysising this I knew he would be important to how the book played out. Next he is careful groomed with neatly clipped ends. He cares a lot about his appearance, and this can suggest a lot about himself in general. I don't know if you would catch this without reading on more but maybe this could also be forshadowing to how in the end it was really all about him and getting things to go the way he wanted (self-centered). And last but not least he is youthful for his age, a bit TOO youthful. This could suggest a lot about what happens for one the triangle that he wants between himself and the Tesman's. This is not something you would expect from someone in his time, and especially someone his age. Because most people his age would probably be more traditional and in the past, while his is in the present. This can also say something about how motivated he is to get what he wants, he's not ready to embrace his age yet and still is looking for fun. He would also at his age be expected to settle down which he doesn't want to do either. Brack is definetely interesting, and his description says a lot about him.

My First Impressions (Hedda and George)

After reading the first act I felt like I had a good idea of the characters.
I think Hedda is snobby but lovable. I thought this due to the enconter between her and Aunt Julie, and her and Thea as well. Hedda seems to be a bit controlling and definetely seems sly like she's working to keep people in places where she can play off of them. She definetely seems to be the kind of character with alterior motives. George on the other hand seems more laid back and easier to read. He throws all his cards on the table so you can see exactly whats going on in his mind. He seems very simple and you know exactly what he is into. You don't have to work hard to figure it out. I think it is a little weird they are a couple considering they don't seem to have much in common, but after analysising Hedda I'm sure theres some reason. Its just not obvious yet. Which is probably how Hedda wants it.