Monday, October 27, 2008

Hedda's Control Part 2

Aunt Rina is one of the characters that is more of a part of the background then part of the play. But one thing i noticed is that we can connect her illness to the level of control that hedda has. In the beginning of the play Berta comments on how aunt rina is helpless and relys on others, meaning that other have control of her. This can connect to how hedda is helpless and has always been controlled by someone, from her father to tesman to brack. Also, throughout the play, aunt rina gets sicker and sicker, just like hedda loses more and more control. Finally illness takes over and aunt rina dies. And just as aunt rina lost all her health to illness, hedda lost all control to brack, causing her to kill herself.

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