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        <title><![CDATA[What is a realist text? It produces the illusion of being real and hence...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What is a realist text? It produces the illusion of being real and hence the readers' identification of something familiar and authentic. Ibsen's Hedda Gabler can be considered a realist text because of the realistic portrayal of character, setting and dialogues. The character of Hedda can be seen as highly objective and clinical in details without reflecting any authorial bias or sympathy towards the character. It is through the interactions...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:02:32 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[First of all, it is imperative to understand Hedda's character in the...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[First of all, it is imperative to understand Hedda's character in the play and to reflect upon issues related to women's rights in Norway in the post-Victorian era. Did Hedda have any choices, apart from being Tesman's wife? If you notice the exchange of dialogues between Hedda and Judge Brack in Act 2, Hedda constantly refers to her state of being bored. Why is she bored? Did she have the right to any meaningful profession apart from being...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:34:38 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What is the status of women in reference to Hedda Gabler?  Explain.]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What is the status of women in reference to Hedda Gabler?  Explain.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 1 Nov 2009 02:31:51 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[self centered she was a selfish and showy
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        <description><![CDATA[self centered she was a selfish and showy
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        <pubDate>Sun, 1 Nov 2009 02:23:33 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[DISCRIBE THE CHARACTER OF HEDDA GABLER IN PLAY "HEDDA GABLER"]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[DISCRIBE THE CHARACTER OF HEDDA GABLER IN PLAY "HEDDA GABLER"]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:09:52 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Hedda has known Eilert in the past as a libertine whose Saturday night...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Hedda has known Eilert in the past as a libertine whose Saturday night visits to dens of iniquity he would describe to her during his Sunday afternoon visits to her home.  She eagerly imbibed these accounts, which made debauchery seem a sort of perverse blessing, setting him free from the inhibitions restraining ordinary, respectable people and giving him the "courage" (in his own words) "to spit in the eye of the world."  In his youth...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:47:34 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[How does Hedda Gabler conform to the norms of a prescribed realistic text?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[How does Hedda Gabler conform to the norms of a prescribed realistic text?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:59:08 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[what are the values of each of the characters in the play Hedda Gabler?]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/hedda-gabler/q-and-a/what-values-each-characters-play-hedda-gabler-90237</link>
        <description><![CDATA[what are the values of each of the characters in the play Hedda Gabler?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:44:20 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[This eNotes text is from a 1990 Dover edition, and on the copyright page...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/hedda-gabler/q-and-a/with-regards-text-hedda-gabler-provided-here-who-80905</link>
        <description><![CDATA[This eNotes text is from a 1990 Dover edition, and on the copyright page of that edition, it states: "This Dover edition, first published in l990, is an unabridged republication of an anonymous, undated English translation published by Boni and Liveright, New York."
So, hopefully that helps even if it doesn't give you an actually name.  (If you need to cite it in a bibliography, you could probably just use "Trans. Anon.") You can find a scan...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 9 May 2009 01:34:58 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Hedda Gabbler has been translated by many different translators, so the...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/hedda-gabler/q-and-a/who-script-translated-by-82797</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Hedda Gabbler has been translated by many different translators, so the answer is that it depends on which edition you have.  The translator will always be listed somewhere in the book... the best places to look are on the front and back covers and on the copyright page. Two of the more well known translators are Una Ellis-Fermor and James McFarlane.
That said, if you're writing an essay on Hedda Gabbler you would still refer to Henrik Ibsen...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 8 May 2009 22:36:20 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Who is the script translated by?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Who is the script translated by?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 8 May 2009 19:59:58 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[with regards to the text of Hedda Gabler provided here - who is this...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[with regards to the text of Hedda Gabler provided here - who is this translation by?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:22:39 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Very interesting question. What I like about it is that it seeks to...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Very interesting question. What I like about it is that it seeks to explore the role and purpose of minor characters in relation to the whole work - something that we often forget. Juliana Tesman is George Tesman's aunt, who has never married. The two share a deep affection for each other. In fact, for George Tesman, his aunt assumes a parental role, as he calls her "father and mother in one" for him.
We also know that Juliana is devoted to...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 05:48:55 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What is Aunt Juliana's importance wihtin the context of the play and...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/hedda-gabler/q-and-a/what-aunt-julianas-importance-wihtin-context-play-79003</link>
        <description><![CDATA[What is Aunt Juliana's importance wihtin the context of the play and importance in the establishment of Tesman and Hedda?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 05:41:17 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[How is the theme of alienation developed?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[How is the theme of alienation developed?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:17:08 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Hair is also a symbol of fertility or fecundity. This is also linked to...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Hair is also a symbol of fertility or fecundity. This is also linked to the dichotomy of the characters of Hedda and Thea. Hedda is ironically fertile physically as evidenced in her pregnancy, but sterile in her desire to destory new life, which is symbolised through the burning of Ejlert and Thea's "child". Thea is physically sterile, having only step children.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 1 Apr 2009 02:13:22 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[This one used to be a massive problem in Ibsen criticism and everyone...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[This one used to be a massive problem in Ibsen criticism and everyone went a bit crazy over it. It has since, you'll been glad to hear, been largely settled.
Vine leaves in the hair is traditionally a symbol of being a follower of Bacchus. Bacchus (often called Dionysus in Greek literature) is the god of wine, merriment, drama, and a sort of crazy, dancing, merry-making intoxication. He's all about seeking pleasure.
Lovborg, of course, is an...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 08:36:22 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In "Hedda Gabler", What does Hedda mean when she keeps saying that Ejert...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In "Hedda Gabler", What does Hedda mean when she keeps saying that Ejert will come back with vine leaves in his hair?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 01:02:37 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Why does Hedda Gabler manipulate Mrs Elvsted into thinking that they are...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Why does Hedda Gabler manipulate Mrs Elvsted into thinking that they are good friends?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2009 21:40:55 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What is the significance of the reoccuring symbol/motif of hair in...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What is the significance of the reoccuring symbol/motif of hair in Ibsen's Hedda Gabler?  ]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 8 Jan 2009 16:03:12 PST</pubDate>
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