Henrik Ibsen's Hedda Gabler and Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest are both considered their best work, gaining praise and recognition. recognition for their contribution to the literary world. Thanks to Ibsen's very complex main character, Hedda Tesman, she is considered one of the "most difficult roles in the theater" (T.Ross). The Importance of Being Earnest is Oscar Wilde's most famous play, which would also be his last play before being sent to prison, convicted of homosexual acts. Props can be used in ways that convey the qualities of the character, create a deeper meaning for the time and character, and can also accentuate the type of character, whether flat or round. But which game is best for creating character development based on the criteria above. Ibsen and Wilde are known for using props that characters use to endow their characters with attributes. The two main characters Hedda Gabler and Jack Worthing have the most obvious accessories representing them. Hedda Gabler has one main accessory that helps define her as a character, her guns. Hedda's guns showcase her qualities of violence, control, and seeking power over people. “I want for once in my life to have the power to shape a human destiny” (Quote), the quote and qualities help paint the picture that Hedda is a time bomb ready to explode at any moment. Wilde's main character, Jack Worthing, also has a main prop, his cigarette box. The cigarette box is one of the most important props in the play, because it symbolizes the double life that Jack leads, one in the city with Gwendolen, and the life he leads in the country with his ward Cecily. Ibsen and Wilde use this technique effectively to show that props and characters have a connection...... middle of paper ...... in which the character lives and also to advance the understanding of the character in his together by the reader. Although Ibsen had a deeper meaning for his play, Wilde's deeper meaning is more complex and says more about the society in which they lived; the use of things that homosexuals would recognize as homosexual paraphernalia is a challenge to the social and moral views of the time. The last aspect is the use of flat rather than round characters. Both Ibsen and Wilde use this method effectively, but Ibsen's use of a round character, Hedda Gabler, is superior to Ibsen's flat characters because the reader will not be able to predict what she will do. then and to what extent she will do it for better character development. Overall, with the criteria stated in this essay, the best play is Hedda Gabler due to the deeper development of Hedda Gabler's character..

Essay / Henrik Ibsen's Hedda Gabler and Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest are both considered their best work, gaining praise and recognition. recognition for their contribution to the literary world. Thanks to Ibsen's very complex main character, Hedda Tesman, she is considered one of the "most difficult roles in the theater" (T.Ross). The Importance of Being Earnest is Oscar Wilde's most famous play, which would also be his last play before being sent to prison, convicted of homosexual acts. Props can be used in ways that convey the qualities of the character, create a deeper meaning for the time and character, and can also accentuate the type of character, whether flat or round. But which game is best for creating character development based on the criteria above. Ibsen and Wilde are known for using props that characters use to endow their characters with attributes. The two main characters Hedda Gabler and Jack Worthing have the most obvious accessories representing them. Hedda Gabler has one main accessory that helps define her as a character, her guns. Hedda's guns showcase her qualities of violence, control, and seeking power over people. “I want for once in my life to have the power to shape a human destiny” (Quote), the quote and qualities help paint the picture that Hedda is a time bomb ready to explode at any moment. Wilde's main character, Jack Worthing, also has a main prop, his cigarette box. The cigarette box is one of the most important props in the play, because it symbolizes the double life that Jack leads, one in the city with Gwendolen, and the life he leads in the country with his ward Cecily. Ibsen and Wilde use this technique effectively to show that props and characters have a connection...... middle of paper ...... in which the character lives and also to advance the understanding of the character in his together by the reader. Although Ibsen had a deeper meaning for his play, Wilde's deeper meaning is more complex and says more about the society in which they lived; the use of things that homosexuals would recognize as homosexual paraphernalia is a challenge to the social and moral views of the time. The last aspect is the use of flat rather than round characters. Both Ibsen and Wilde use this method effectively, but Ibsen's use of a round character, Hedda Gabler, is superior to Ibsen's flat characters because the reader will not be able to predict what she will do. then and to what extent she will do it for better character development. Overall, with the criteria stated in this essay, the best play is Hedda Gabler due to the deeper development of Hedda Gabler's character..

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