Human Reaction to Life Absurdity in Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler
Abstract
The categorization of people into classes is a matter which affects physical and mental achievements of equality in societies. It leads to the development of discriminative attitudes, as members of the upper class look down on those lower to them in level. This explains why in some communities members of the lower class are considered less significant despite having the same heritage as those of the upper class. In the play, Hedda Gabler, Henrik Ibsen highlights the issue of class and its implications on individuals. Ibsen presents to us the marriage of Hedda Gabler and George Tesman as an illustration of class conflict. The consequences of such conflict lead to the drastic end for more than one character.