Friday, October 24, 2008
Dashed Hopes
Woah woah woah woah! Hedda and George's marriage was totally arranged. Now we know how a docile fool like George could get ferociously detached Hedda Gabler. Tesman tries to get all sentimental towards Hedda, saying that when they married it was supposed to be a dream come true for the both of them. I'm assuming this is because George Tesman always wanted to have a trophy wife; who better than Hedda Gabler, the general's daughter? Hedda, meanwhile, just wanted to be portrayed as the highlight of society. Hedda on page 247 brings ups the 'bargain' the two struck with the marriage. To 'live in society-keep a great house' which emphasizes her need for approval by society is spoken by her on the same page because the couple is in serious debt. Aww Hedda, no riding horse or butler for you! Why do you need a butler, you have a maid! Things go wrong in marriages, Hedda and George, maybe if you loved each other you all would make it through.
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Jeeze Ashley, that's a little harsh. Maybe there's not love, but there had to be something. and the maid is not a butler by any means. she doesn't do a good job opening doors and such, obviously... get with the snobby rich ppl program! lol o well, it all works out, she doesn't have to stay with him perminantly, that would have been a drag.
yea the marriage may have been arranged but both people got something out of it. neither of them were looking for love (though george did get a little excited when he thought hedda loved him), so it doesnt really matter that they didnt love each other. that wasnt the point of getting married.
I agree with you, although George does seem pretty happy to be Hedda's husband, since he actually says he likes waiting on her. But I do agree that they don't love each other, which is part of the reason everything completely falls apart.
LOL.
so true.
it's like the stepford wives or something.
LOL i'm pretty sure i didn't even spell that right but,
you get what i'm saying. lol
exactly, but the marriage nonetheless was a sham. point blank. they got something out of it, but it wasnt what marriage in my opinion should include: true love.
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