Hedda Gabler from Perpetua Onyekwelu

Hedda Gabbler from Perpetua
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Hedda Gabbler a play published in
1890 by Henrik Ibsen. This play features a woman named Hedda gabbler the
daughter of General gabbler; who came back from her honey moon with, her
husband, George Tesman. He is an inspiring young academic man, who is also reliable.
Although he has a lot of qualities he is not very good at making decisions. Hedda
gabbler is a neurotic protagonist who loves power and control of her life.
During the time this play was written it may have seemed like her character was
extremely out of the ordinary but I think she was looking for herself.

Though she and Tesman are married, she
is discontent and proceeds to develop an affair with one loevberg. Hedda comes
from a nobility background but marries a man in the bourgeoisie. She finds it
difficult to adjust to this type of like where there is worry about
finances.  She is used to getting what
she wants when she wants and refuses to have it any other way.

I think being a woman in her time period
was difficult because she was property to her father. Her inner scramble for
power is merely a cry to control her own life. It makes sense that Ibsen named
the played after her since she still has her maiden name because she is not her
husband’s wife but more so her father’s daughter. Her affairs in my opinion
were her way of searching for true love. I drew the conclusion to the
conclusion that she really did fall in love with her man friend, because after
he died in the brothel she fell into a depression and decided to take her own
life.

I think Hedda had an inner struggle
that any woman or person could identify with to a certain level especially when
we were young. To escape her father’s clutch she married Tesman. She also got
married to steer clear of being an old maid. It is sad story of a woman
desperate to find happiness.

Frankenstein (I Want Candy)

It's humorous! ( you have to admit)

Frankenstein

            Frankenstein grew up in Geneva. His father has been an important figure in
the Government. He grew up with his cousin named Elizabeth whom his parents wanted
him to marry when they grow up. He has a baby brother named William and his
best friend named Henry Clerval. Frankenstein goes to University in Ingolstadt
where he became very good at science. He figured out scientifically how to
bring something dead to life. He makes creature using parts from grave yard. When
he brings it to life he was so horrified by it that he ran away. (Shelly 34)
"How can I describe my emotions at this catastrophe?"

The next day his best friend Henry Clerval arrives at University to start
school but, Frankenstein became sick and Henry spend most of his time taking care
of him. As soon as he is getting better he received a letter that his baby Brother
William past away. Then Justine a servant at his house has been arrested
accused of killing William. Frankenstein left to go to his house. Just before
he gets to his house he sees the monster from a far and he knew the monster
must have killed his baby brother. Frankenstein watches Justine’s trial and
they sentence her to death.

The Monster appears to Frankenstein and spoke to him about creating a female monster that is as ugly as he is so he will have a companion. Frankenstein agrees to create a new monster and eventually change his mind in the middle of it. He threw all the parts he was using away. When the monster noticed what he was doing, he gets very angry and told him (Shelly 116) “it is well, I go; but remember, I shall be with you on your wedding night.” This statement gets Frankenstein more confuse about what the monster will do next.

When Frankensteincame back to shore, they arrested him thinking he killed his best friend HenryClerval. He gets sick again because he knew the monster have killed his best friend Henry. They eventually release him when they find out he did not kill his friend. Then he goes back home get married to Elizabeth but, the monster killed Elizabeth. Frankenstein’s father died of grief after that so Victor lost everybody in his family.   

The Barrelmaker Brimful of Love

Love is short; love is long


Osen's parents sent her to serve as a lady's maid because they were short in their village tax. Most of the time, in other countries not just in Japan, when their parents are having a hard time raising their children or keeping up with other responsibility such as paying tax. They will send their child to other people that are better off than they are, which sometimes gives the kid a better opportunity in life to become anything he or she wants to be in life.


Osen was one of the few that had a good opportunity, because the lady of the house was pleased with her. She trusted Osen. (591) "Later she was allowed free access to the inner store room where all the fine things were kept." Which if the lady of the house does not like her she might not be able to see that inner store room until they send her back to her parent's house. Osen was a very intelligent girl that respected herself in such ways that she didn't flirt with men around her which gave her more respect to some people around her. Even the old nanny tried everything she can to get Osen and Cooper to get together. They drank the cup of betrothal, (599) pledging themselves to each other forever.


Cooper and Osen went on their separate ways. Osen eventually started thinking about cooper and having sleepless night about him. Her color and body appearance shows that something is not right. Even the food in the house doesn't taste the same anymore. Until someone said: "It is the implacable spirit of the man who is madly in love with Osen- the Cooper." This comment wakes Osen's master and her mistress to realise what was wrong with Osen, their housemaid. They decided to bring Osen and Cooper together in wedlock. They went and consulted the old nanny. After that they sent for cooper and concluded a marriage contract with him.


Cooper and Osen start their family and have two children. Osen still love her husband until the day of Chozaemon's father's fifty years death anniversary. That she accused by Chozaemon's wife of sleeping with her husband. Osen was very angry about Chozaemon's wife's accusation, it pushed her to sleep with Chozaemon which will cause her, her life, eventually because it is an abomination for a married woman to sleep with another man, not just a man, a married man. Her husband even saw Chozaemon. In that case, Ozen realized that there is no hope for her to fight to stay alive then she killed herself. It is just a sad situation for Osen to have worked so hard in her young life to stay strong and respected. Then came to her adult life and loose all the respect and died in shame.