Hedda Gabler And Phaedra: Death And The Heroine
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We must always sympathize and/or identify with the tragic hero/heroine to
some extent. What devices does Racine employ to maintain our sympathy for
Phaedra? How do we feel about her at the time of her death? What devices
does Ibsen use to elicit our sympathy for Hedda? How do we feel about her
at ....
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.... convincing enough to interpret it as a curse, as she does so with
shame and confusion. She even goes to an extent to call herself a monster.
If one looks at the entire text of the verse, one does tend to notice that
throughout the play she has not slandered or even made any accusations at
or to anyone but has always implies so. Oenone has always been the
scapegoat, she lied to Theseus about Phaedra's and Hippolytus's encounter.
Phaedra acquiesced to entire idea as she was in a weak state o ....
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