Hedda Gabler Essay
Sydney Huggins
ENG 2130
Dr. Hanley
The Trials and Tribulations of a Marriage In our world, marriage has always been something that many have planned in their future. The thought of growing up and finding someone to spend their life with, and start a family with makes people always consider if the person is a perfect match for marriage. But sometimes, when you think you’ve found “The One,” the realization of the actual marriage can be the opposite of what you’ve imagined. This can be found in two works, “Hedda Gabler” by Henrik Isben and “Death of Ivan Iliych” by Leo Tolstoy. In the story “Hedda Gabler” by Henrik Isben, it tells the story of a woman named Hedda Gabler. She was married to George Tessman, a college professor. George Tessman has aspirations to work for the government, which will essentially help provide money for the lifestyle he wants for his new bride, Hedda. When an ex alcoholic Eilert Lovborg comes back to town, made both Mr. Tesman and Hedda uneasy. Lovborg was a known published …show more content…
Tillman is more of a love-hate relationship. Mr. Tillman loves and worships Hedda, while she does not particularly like her husband too much. As the daughter of the late and esteemed General Gabler, Hedda requires a husband with social standing, an elegant home, money, servants, and other amenities stamping her as a refined and respectable aristocrat. Mr. Tillman does everything for Hedda. He took her on an expensive six month vacation, has her own room and also has plans to live in a very pricey villa called “Secretary Falks Villa” despite needing his aunt to help pay for some of this. I feel that Mr. Tillman does all of this stuff for Hedda to keep her around, since he knows it won’t be hard for her to find someone else. Mr. Tillman states “… But Auntie, take a good look at Hedda before you go! See how handsome she is! ” Tillman knows that many men would love to be in his shoes, and will do whatever it takes to keep
ENG 2130
Dr. Hanley
The Trials and Tribulations of a Marriage In our world, marriage has always been something that many have planned in their future. The thought of growing up and finding someone to spend their life with, and start a family with makes people always consider if the person is a perfect match for marriage. But sometimes, when you think you’ve found “The One,” the realization of the actual marriage can be the opposite of what you’ve imagined. This can be found in two works, “Hedda Gabler” by Henrik Isben and “Death of Ivan Iliych” by Leo Tolstoy. In the story “Hedda Gabler” by Henrik Isben, it tells the story of a woman named Hedda Gabler. She was married to George Tessman, a college professor. George Tessman has aspirations to work for the government, which will essentially help provide money for the lifestyle he wants for his new bride, Hedda. When an ex alcoholic Eilert Lovborg comes back to town, made both Mr. Tesman and Hedda uneasy. Lovborg was a known published …show more content…
Tillman is more of a love-hate relationship. Mr. Tillman loves and worships Hedda, while she does not particularly like her husband too much. As the daughter of the late and esteemed General Gabler, Hedda requires a husband with social standing, an elegant home, money, servants, and other amenities stamping her as a refined and respectable aristocrat. Mr. Tillman does everything for Hedda. He took her on an expensive six month vacation, has her own room and also has plans to live in a very pricey villa called “Secretary Falks Villa” despite needing his aunt to help pay for some of this. I feel that Mr. Tillman does all of this stuff for Hedda to keep her around, since he knows it won’t be hard for her to find someone else. Mr. Tillman states “… But Auntie, take a good look at Hedda before you go! See how handsome she is! ” Tillman knows that many men would love to be in his shoes, and will do whatever it takes to keep