hedda gabler Flashcards
What performance style should be used contextually?
Naturalism
Who is the father of realism/ naturalism in theatre?
Realism = Henrik Ibsen
Naturalism = Konstantin Stanislavski
When was Hedda Gabler written?
1890
Where was Hedda Gabler set?
Norway
What is a rule regarding marriage at the time of the play?
The husband had entire ownership over the wife’s wealth and property
What movement took place in Norway at the time of the play?
Movement towards equalising men and women
Women were encouraged to work
Men sometimes stayed home as “house-husbands”
What was the state of the Norwegian courts at the time of the play?
There was no jury
The judge held all the power
What couldn’t women do in Norway at the time of the play?
Could not vote
Why didn’t Hedda take Loevborg’s alcoholism seriously?
Alcoholism was seen as lower class
What were Ibsen’s attitudes towards women’s rights?
Supported women’s rights but refused to be called a feminist
What was Coventry Patmore’s 1854 poem, what was it about and how does it relate to Hedda?
Angel in the House
About the perfect, pure Victorian woman/ wife
Hedda does not fit this image
What education would Hedda have most likely received?
Expensive boarding school, focused on social values rather than academia (marriage/ homekeeping)
What stereotypically masculine activities did Hedda enjoy?
Horsemanship
Guns
What type of staging would be used?
Proscenium arch
