Essay examines the dramatic irony in Henrik Ibsen's "Hedda Gabler" and Tennessee Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire."

Compares and Contrasts Henrik Ibsen's Hedda Gabler and Maxim Gorki's The Lower Depths. Uses the two characters who commit suicide at the end, and describes the effectiveness of the surprise ending.

In the play Hedda Gabler, the author Henrik Ibsen portrays Hedda Gabler as a control freak who is overly concerned with society's opinion of her. He creates a character that treats others in a demeaning manner. Throughout Hedda Gabler, the main character possesses much contempt for her husband, insults others, and resents a former acquaintance. Despite her considerable concern with society's opinion of her, she feels trapped within society's standards to act a certain way.

Essay discusses if Hedda Gabler was really free.

Essay discusses the femal protaginist theme to "Hedda Gabler," "Ghosts," and "A Doll's House" by Henrik Ibsen.