As I viewed Hedda Gabler, I had two visceral responses during two very important scenes. My first visceral response occurred when Hedda Gabler was being questioned by Commissioner Brack about the death of Ejlert Løvborg. This scene made me feel very uncomfortable. As I watched the commissioner push and throw Hedda around, I started thinking about domestic violence. It was a scary thing to watch, and it must be terrifying to experience. When the commissioner spit his drink on Hedda, I felt physically sick. Prior to this, I really did not like Hedda, but as Hedda began to realize that she had no power to stop the commissioner, my heart softened toward her. At the end of the play, I experienced another visceral response when Hedda committed suicide in order free herself from the power of the commissioner. I watched this play just three weeks after a family member committed suicide. He was in extreme physical pain, and there was nothing that doctors could do for him. He took his own life in order to free himself from this physical pain. Watching Hedda take her own life really made me sad for my own loss. I really wanted to leave the play, but since I really needed to view the final moments, I sat glued to my seat, hoping something else would happen that would make me feel better. When that did not occur, I was actually mad. This really was a difficult play for me to watch.
Throughout the play, I noticed that I felt a connection with Berte. Berte, the maid in this story, sat in the corner for the entire play and was not really significant to the storyline. Her job was to inform Hedda Gabler and Jorgen Tesman who is entering the apartment. In a recent production of A Time to Kill at my community college, I played the part of Norma Gallo, the court reporter. During the scenes in which I was present, I sat typing on a typewriter and, like Berte, I was not very significant to the storyline. For the duration of the production, Berte is more or less a people watcher. I, too, am somewhat of a people watcher; when I am in a group of strangers, I think about who they might be and make up stories about their lives. I enjoy watching from a distance, but not being a part of what is happening. Another reason, that I
The use of emotive impact is significant in moving the audience into feeling a dramatic feeling of mixed emotions that convey within particular scenes. During the public revelations of Shelia and Bridie's secrets in Act 2, Bridie mentions “that isn’t the truth…she went to the Jap's to a Japanese guard and sold herself for him for tablets”. The contrast between Bridie’s loud angry tone and silence of Sheila proved that. This was very effective in resolving the tension in the play, as the silence aroused a great sense of drama, This quote is an example of Misto’s use of emotive power over the audience, it also contrasts the themes of pity and admiration of both Bridie and Sheila; they are influenced into feeling pity and admiration. Misto’s use of emotive power moves the audience into feeling sadness, pity and admiration that women have endured so much suffering however they are brave enough to tell the whole world of their horrific experiences.
People are under immense societal pressures when making decisions; friends, coworkers, and family members input their opinions on what they believe is best. This external force exerts pressure on them to conform to their ideas. In addition to others imposing their opinions, people can impact others through tragic events such as a death in the family. These can test their core values and cause them to re-evaluate their ideologies. In Shakespeare’s play Hamlet, Hamlet’s father dies and his mother, Gertrude, remarries soon after the death. Hamlet is initially bothered not only by the death of his father, but by his mother’s quick remarriage, because he felt as though Gertrude did not fully pay her respects and honor his death. However, after meeting and speaking with the ghost of his father, he learns the terrible truth. Hamlet’s father was killed at the hands of Claudius, his uncle and now stepfather, with the intent to obtain the throne. In a plea for vengeance, Hamlet’s father tries to convince him to kill Claudius. Claudius, on the other hand, presses Hamlet from the opposite side to fulfil his own visions for him. In Hamlet, society, as exemplified by his father and Claudius, causes Hamlet much distress as he’s torn between two versions of who he could be. This leads him to explore the act of suicide as an option to escape the new realities of his problematic existence. Ultimately, Hamlet’s realization and acceptance that it is impossible to meet society’s expectations
Throughout history, literature has been able to captivate and enchant audiences of all backgrounds. Words have an undeniable ability to sway a crowd’s emotions and truly affect them. William Shakespeare, one of the most revered writers of all time, had such skills. His plays are timeless pieces of art considered the foundations of the English literature. Shakespeare’s most dramatic and infamous tragedy, Hamlet, has earned its place as a cornerstone. In the play, Shakespeare poetically writes speeches that show the true colours of the characters, whether good or devious. The main antagonist, Claudius, shows his treachery to the Elizabethan audience, through his speech to his wife Gertrude. Claudius’ conversation with Gertrude in Act 4,
Of the deaths in Shakespeare’s King Lear, the death of Cordelia and King Lear at the end of Act V are most significant in revealing the development of Lear and how his development contributes to the theme surrounding it. The dynamic King Lear is a tragic hero whose fatal flaw, arrogance, prompts his removal from power and eventually the death of both himself and Cordelia. However, by the time of King Lear’s death, his arrogance has been replaced with a compassion which allows him to mourn the death of Cordelia and die from his own grief. Besides redeeming himself for his flawed judgement, the compassionate King Lear of Act V recognizes the loyalty in characters like Kent and Cordelia, while also seeing through the dishonesty of Regan and Goneril which fools the King Lear of Act I. King Lear’s transition from disowning Cordelia because of his arrogance to recognizing her as his only faithful daughter is demonstrated through Lear’s death, which serves as the culmination of his development and a reversal of his character. Furthermore, his death elaborates the theme of how someone’s arrogance may blind them from the reality of others’ intentions, which can be seen through a more compassionate and humble lens.
Shakespeare's is a standout amongst the most read journalists ever and his composition was successful to the point that not only one gathering of individuals enjoyed it. He did this by identifying with his group of onlookers utilizing all inclusive truths. . Human feelings are not something that change after some time and they are otherwise called all inclusive truths; cherish, loathe, reprisal, and envy are all cases of widespread truths. This play was successful to the point that numerous different films have replicated the plot however changed the landscape. In the course of recent years since this play was composed the world has changed radically, however the feelings and emotions in this play have withstood the trial of time. This is the reason the motion pictures, Romeo and Juliet (1996) and West Side Story (1961) were so fruitful. Shakespeare's play and the two motion pictures displayed after it have numerous likenesses and numerous distinctions, yet one thing stays steady in every one of them, They all utilization widespread truths to identify with their gatherings of people.
The play makes people conflicted over how they should feel about different parts of the play, such as the scene depicting the murder of Julius Caesar. The audience is driven in two directions because they feel both happy for the people of Rome, and sympathetic at Caesar’s terrible death. When Caesar looks Brutus in the eye in the last panel on the second page, and says “Et tu, Brute?”, the fact that Caesar was stabbed in the back by a trusted friend is emphasized, making the audience agonize over the righteousness of this deed. Caesar simply wanted Rome to continue to develop, only he wasn’t doing it in an expedient mean that the
end of the play has an uneasy effect on the audience, in a time of
Obidah Alawneh Hedda Gabler Essay Hedda Gabler was written by Henrik Ibsen and was published in 1890. The setting of the story was in George Tesman’s house, Kristiania, Norway. This story has many themes, but the main one, the one that this story is all about, is manipulation. This theme was shown to the readers through the main character Hedda Gabler and her personality.
How we respond to the ending of Hamlet – both as revenge drama and as psychological study – depends in part on how we respond to [the most important underlying theme] of the play – that is, to Hamlet as a prolonged meditation on death. The play is virtually framed by two encounters with the dead:
Does one’s feelings reflect upon the actions that he or she commits while one’s mind is overwhelmed with emotions? In Hamlet: The Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare, Hamlet’s fourth soliloquy, “To be or not to be…” speech, is generally one of the most famous of those written for theatre. This speech, even a few hundred years later, is commonly known by individuals even if he or she does not know the play, Hamlet: The Prince of Denmark, itself. Throughout this essay, the soliloquy will be brought up in order to help determine the nature of Hamlet’s feelings throughout the whole play and whether or not his antic disposition is for real or just a fake act.
Many hidden themes and occurrences appear within the play ‘Hamlet' such as suicidal thoughts and actions, something that teens in this society understand as well. Two characters, Hamlet and Ophelia, struggle with suicidal thoughts and depression, leading to drastic situations in this play. These play a big role in today's society as well and affects how people function. Throughout the play appears speeches, tragedies, and stories told between friends. This remains true for individuals in society today as well. More teenagers today suffer from suicidal thoughts and actions than they should. The play ‘Hamlet' helps with the many factors involved in these situations and can help with understanding them.
Here, Shakespeare illustrates how difficult it can be both mentally and emotionally on one’s child when they are faced with struggles and difficult decisions. We see this with Hamlet when he is confronted with the dilemma of defending his parents honour. “ How stand I then, that have a father killed, a mother stained, Excitements of my reason and my blood, And let all sleep.” Hamlet openly admits his weakness, but is also a very honourable prince. This effects the audience due to the fact that they can relate to both the emotional side of Hamlet and his struggle to revenge death as well as understand the ethical reasons for his fight. Hamlet also expresses his sense of worthlessness as a human being, as it is very clear to him just how hesitant he is to act. Hamlet feels like a coward for thinking to much; “ of thinking to precisely on the event - A thought which, quartered hath but one part wisdom And ever three part coward.” This allows the audience to further understand Hamlet as a character. It is evident that Hamlet has the willpower, motivation, ability and opportunity to do the task, yet still cannot. The audience can relate to this human weakness, as many of us have moments in our lives where we are frozen to inaction, where our conscience plays between our emotions and our thoughts stopping us until the moment has passes and we have done
Humans are often motivated to act a certain way depending on an experience in their life, whether it is joyful or traumatic. In Hamlet, William Shakespeare portrays the main character, Hamlet, as a highly motivated individual who believes his mother has committed a wrongful act. Shakespeare shows how Hamlet’s mindset is flawed by portraying his interaction with his mother as harmful and even emotionally violent. In the play, Hamlet’s motivations are driven by hatred and jealousy, not love and compassion. Hamlet believes his mother is not loving and even cruel, due to her decisions. Hamlet’s psychological motivations and his interaction with his mother display how women were treated differently during this time period.
The drive to succeed, to have power, and to be in control are forceful things. So powerful that they can blind people – corrupt one's ambitions and morals, and make them walk straight off the path of success they planned for themselves. As seen in “Macbeth” by William Shakespeare, and “Hedda Gabler” by Henrick Ibsen the urge for power, control, and success can overcome one's better judgement. The two plays tell a tragic story about the characters from whom each play gets its name. For both Macbeth and Hedda the impulse of their desires is what in the end leads them to their most unfortunate downfall and moment of recognition. Through these sovereign desires found in both
William Shakespeare’s Hamlet is laden with tragedy from the start, and this adversity is reflected in the title character. Being informed of his father’s murder and the appalling circumstances surrounding the crime, Hamlet is given the emotionally taxing task of avenging his death. It is clear that having to complete this grim undertaking takes its toll on Hamlet emotionally. Beginning as a seemingly contemplative and sensitive character, we observe Hamlet grow increasingly depressed and deranged as the play wears on. Hamlet is so determined to make his father proud that he allows the job on hand to completely consume him. We realize that Hamlet has a tendency to mull and ponder excessively, which causes the notorious delays of action