_Hedda Gabler is an 1890 play by Henrik Ibsen. As a woman in the Victorian era, Hedda, the play's central character, is unable to freely determine her own future. Instead, she seeks to influence another person's fate, as is evident when she says to another character, .<br/><br/>Which quotation from a translation of Hedda Gabler most effectively illustrates the claim | ClassNotes

Feb 05, 2024

Hedda Gabler is an 1890 play by Henrik Ibsen. As a woman in the Victorian era, Hedda, the play's central character, is unable to freely determine her future. Instead, she seeks to influence another person's fate, as is evident when she says to another character, ________Which quotation from a translation of Hedda Gabler most effectively illustrates the claim?

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"Then what in heaven's name would you have me do with myself?"

"I want for once in my life to have power to mould a human destiny."

"Then I, poor creature, have no sort of power over you?"

"Faithful to your principles, now and for ever! Ah, that is how a man should be!"