Houses

The houses of Bernarda and Hedda suggest that not only are they middle-upper class and that they are wealthy to an extent, it also suggests the reason for the attittudes for both women in the Households, Bernarda and Hedda. As seen in both stories, the authors use very detailed descriptions to illustrate how extravagant and how wealthy both families are. Hedda, beause she lives in the "fashionable part of town", wants to keep her appearance, and wants the finer things. Since George plans on being successful, Hedda uses that to try to get everything she can out of, so that she can keep up with the appearance of her house. Likewise, Bernarda's house is also lavish and extravagant, and she too wants to keep up apperances, so she doesnt let the neighbors in b/c she doesnt want them to think bad of her. This would also explain why Both women have maids in their homes, in order to keep up appearances........I SMELL APPEARANCE VS. REALITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lysistrata vs. Ibsen covers

From looking at both covers of the books, I can see that they both share the setting of water, the colors of yellow and orange, and women by the sea/ocean......maybe they have some similar things in the books.....LETS FIND OUT!!

Cover of Ibsen...what is up with it??

Looking at the front cover of Ibsen.....I think I can somewhat figure out what it is saying. The use of yellows, browns, and reds and the water suggest that it maybe warm or fairly warm outiside, which is suggested in ACT 1's description, where it says trees are in autumn colors. Also the clothing that the people are wearing could suggest some type of mourning or church-going event, due to the look of the hats. Moreover, the position of the houses and the balcony where the people are standing could suggest a wealthy or more upperclass approach b/c the people are looking down up them, physically and mentally. The water's color could also suggest a sadness or down feeling, which also adds to the mourning implication. Lastly, the characters on the front could represent Hedda, George, Thea, Lovborg, Aunt Julie, or any other number of the characters in the story. Who is on the front cover???.....the world may never know.

Unwanted children/unwed pregnancy

In both HBA and Hedda Gabler, there is a mention of children, yet they don't seem to be liked very much....maybe b/c babies are difficult to care for for a young parent, or maybe they dont want to be judged badly, so therefore no kids are wanted. In HBA, i believe was pregnant by Pepe, yet since they weren't married, some may feel that it was wrong and out of order for her to have a child b4 she is married. Similarly, In Hedda Gabler, Hedda was pregnant, yet didnt want to admit it, maybe b/c it was out of her character to admit something like that, or maybe she wants to ignore the fact that she is pregnant.....who knows?????

Pepe Vs. Judge Brack

After reading both stories, I can see a resemblance between Judge Brack, mentally, not physically. Both share a niche for controlling women, whether it is voluntary or not. Pepe has control over the women of HBA ( house of Bernarda Alba) because he provides them with a way out, which they all want. SO, in a sense, Pepe controlled their fate because the some of the women depended on him to escape from Bernarda. Likewise, Judge Brack has control over Hedda once he takes the pistols away from her. Yet Judge taking away the power of Hedda was fairly easy due to the fact that there are same person. They are both manipulative, controlling, and have control, well as for Hedda, she doesn't anymore.

Ibsen over????!! no!!!!!!!!

I feel that Ibsen was a very interesting story to read due to the fact that it had many underlying themes and subjects that needed to be examined. Power, manipulation, control, family ( aunt Juile, Rina, and George), history of love ( thea and lovborg, mrs elvsted and George)....objects as a use of power, explanation of the house in detail, manuscript, etc. are all things that made this story as exciting as it was, and sadly it is over. Once again, this story reminds me of the theme " all ruling dictatorships must come to an end", and this is exemplified by Hedda, who went from being powerful and controlling ( like Bernarda), to less powerful and very lost b/c she has no power.

Hedda vs. Bernarda...who is stronger????

After Isben and Bernarda House...............I realize that hedda has some of the same quailites has Bernarda. Both acre controlling and manipulative, both have maids in theit homes, both have in extravagant, detailed, and luxurios homes, and literarily, the both use objescts as a symbol of power. Hedda uses her pistols as her power source, yet they get taken away,and Bernarda uses her cane, but it gets broken. This shows that ruling dictatorships come to an end, physically and mentally. Overall, I feel that they are equal. Let me know what you think.

Shapes

I think the theme of shapes is prominent in Hedda Gabler and in the House of Bernarda Alba because they demonstrate the complexity and the mystery of the stories. What I mean by that is that in Hedda Gabler, there was a triangle between Brack, Hedda, and George, which suggested complex and new experiences. In the House of Bernarda Alba, the shapes were more like square ( lol) because it was Pepe, Adela, Maritirio, and Angustias who were all somewhat involved because they all dealt with Pepe. These shapes demonstrate the complexity of love and power.

Ibsen (act 4)

From reading Act 4 of Ibsen, there has been a drastic change in setting, characters, and clothing. EVerything is much darker and more sad, which gives a somber tone. The characters, Aunt Julie, Brack, Hedda, George, and others have showed a changed. Hedda went from powerful and controlling to sad and powerless. George went from being neive and oblivious to being powerful and going on his own path. Brack went from subtle and laid-back, to powerful and manipulative,and Aunt Julie goes from bein happy and selfless to depressed andlost ( b/c her sister died.)

Ibsen ( Act 1)

In Act 1 of Ibsen.....the chracters that are introduced are Hedda, Aunt Julie, Berta, George, Mrs. Elvsted, and Judge Brack. From what I read so far, Hedda is power hungry, controlling, and manipulative; George is nieve, child-like, and very oblivious; Aunt Julie is selfless, caring, and a mother/father figure to George, since she had to raise him. Berta is the maid, who is more quiet, and just does her job; Judge Brack is manipulative also, yet he is more subtle and laid-back, and Mrs Elvsted is an "old flame" of George's, as said by Hedda. Moreover, Act one also uses chiaroscuro in the description of the setting to demonsrate the contrast of light and dark in the house and outside. Also, the description states that the story takes place in the "fashionable part of town", which would explain the lengthy, yet detailed description of the household.

Lysistrata??

SO.....what do I think of Lysistrata so far??......From reading the intro, i think that it is about war and sex exploitation. It talks lot about Greeks and the people of that time ( Athens, year 411)....... Also from reading the intro, I get a sense of what Lysistrata consists of, due to the fact that it says the play has " tight formal unity, economy of movement, realism in characterizations, and range of feeling".......It also mentions the word "manuscripts"....( maybe it will be like Ibsen.....lol)....cant wait to read it!!!