The letter is to address to Katharine Hepburn to help portray character Hedda, for play Hedda Gabler. Katharine Hepburn like Hedda,challenge the attitudes toward the gender, want women to have the same opportunity as men. However, the box during 1900s Norway are tighter, which lead to the suicide of Hedda because of the conflict between her personal wishes and social reality. First, the letter describes the contradiction within Hedda herself. As the daughter of general Gabler, Hedda used to be enviable (222), have many admires (251), this kind of background developed male quality such as love adventure, freedom, and ability for self protection, which explain things such as Hedda almost shot at Brack when he came out from he back of her house, because she feel danger(248). However, she married the boring specialist(254), and settle down for a life where she everlastingly together …show more content…
The first is general Gabler, who gave Hedda her identity and behavior as a higher class, which even after she become Hedda Tesman, she is still in search of her old lifestyle, and refuse to adapt to Tesman’s family. Hedda has no love in George Tesman(264), so Tesman is just a shelter for Hedda, interestingly, Hedda never leave the house, yet she always feels trapped in the house. There are also the pressure comes from the aunt about the child which Hedda does not think she will ever be ready for one (257). On the other hand, Eilert Lovborg, have a quality that is opposite of Tesman,which Hedda found many common in their personality which she see Lovborg as a free and brave self, so she tries to achieve some brave action through Lovborg. While she is trying to help Lovborg end his life beautifully, she is also braking through the house and free again. Brack first acts as a tumor that Hedda could express her feeling to, such as her marriage, kids, house. But later Brack win in the triangle, which as he threat to Hedda, Hedda chose to