Hedda Gabler / Henrik Ibsen

Title: Hedda Gabler 

Author: Henrik Ibsen

Subjects: Classic; Play; Drama

Hedda's married name is Hedda Tesman; Gabler is her maiden name. Ibsen wrote: "My intention in giving it this name was to indicate that Hedda as a personality is to be regarded rather as her father's daughter than her husband's wife." The title character, Hedda, is considered one of the great dramatic roles in theatre.

A Doll's House / Henrik Ibsen

Title: A Doll's House (Translation of Et dukkehjem)

Author: Henrik Ibsen 

Subject: Play; Drama; Marriage

The play is about married women in male dominated society in Norway. The significance lie in its power to arise the matter of women self-fulfillment and lack of opportunities for them. Its also good example of the power of literature in society as its idea spread from theatre to newspapers and then society to the world.