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Henrik Ibsen - Hedda Gabler: Practice Questions

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Question 1

1 mark

By what means does Hedda Gabler take her own life at the end of the play?

Question 2

1 mark

Judge Brack can be identified as a "tragic opponent" in the play. Which action best illustrates his role in precipitating Hedda's demise?

Question 3

1 mark

How does Ibsen use the setting of the Tesman villa drawing room to heighten the 'domestic tragedy' aspect of the play?

Question 4

1 mark

In which city is the play Hedda Gabler set?

Question 5

1 mark

How does Ibsen use the character of Berta, the maid, to highlight the social constraints placed upon Hedda?

Question 6

2 marks

What physical objects, inherited from her father, serve as a recurring symbol of Hedda's desire for power and her ultimate tragic end?

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Question 7

4 marks

How does the character of Thea Elvsted challenge the conventional domestic 'order' that Hedda finds so stifling, despite Thea's apparent vulnerability?

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Question 8

5 marks

In terms of tragic structure, how does the transition from the bright morning of Act 1 to the oppressive evening of Act 4 mirror the protagonist's descent into psychological darkness?

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