Discuss Your Reading: Interpreting Acts 3 and 4

Discuss Your Reading: Interpreting Acts 3 and 4

Discussion Topic

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The play Hedda Gabler never openly states that Hedda is pregnant. However, many who've seen or read the play believe this to be true. What do you think?

Post a response that answers the following questions:

• Do you believe Hedda was pregnant? Support your position.
• How do you think a pregnancy affects the drama?

As a follow-up, post a question or comment about one of your classmates' interpretations.

Click your reading guide for some interpretive notes and questions to consider from Professor Robinson.

Scoring

This discussion is worth a maximum of 15 points. You'll get 10 points for your first posting. Your instructor will give you another 5 points if you post a follow-up comment or question that furthers the discussion.

Discuss Your Reading: Interpreting Acts 1 and 2

Discussion Topic

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What do you think of the characters in the play Hedda Gabler? Many people, for example, think Hedda is unethical, spoiled, and rude. Even so, Henrik Ibsen manages to create sympathy for her.

For this discussion, pick one of the major characters in Hedda Gabler and post a response to the following:

• What do you like or dislike about this character?
• What makes this character interesting to you?
• Select an interaction this character has with another character in the play. What does this interaction reveal about the character?

As a follow-up, post a question or comment about one of your classmates' postings. Do you agree or disagree with the interpretation of the character your classmate selected?

Your study sheet will tell you more about the characters in the play. Your reading guide will give you additional questions to think about from Professor Robinson.

Scoring

This discussion is worth a maximum of 15 points. You'll get 10 points for your first posting. Your instructor will give you another 5 points if you post a follow-up comment or question that furthers the discussion.