Literary Blog Post
Week 11
Close Reading
The section I chose to do for a close reading was from the story "Hedda Gabler", on pg. 790 in the middle of the first paragraph there is writing in italics that is describing Mrs.Elvsted. This section is rememberable because Ibsen describes in a style that makes me as a reader see the actors acting out the scene in my head. Ibsen says things like "Her eyes are light blue, large, round and slightly protruding"(pg. 790). This sentence is so descriptive I can picture the ladies eyes just by reading this and makes reading the theater script even better. I can also imagine that this from the actors perspective is greatly appreciated because the scene is described in so much detail, that it makes it easier for them as actors to do their job. The section describes even the characters expression calling it "one of alarm" given more context into how this scene will look and feel as a reader or actor. This section all around is so attractive to me because it describes a women and makes me think how I would describe my girlfriend pointing out every beautiful feature. I really appreciate the part where it say's "Her hair is remarkably, almost a white gold and exceptionally rich and full". Bring the words to life and making the image of the theater spectacle is given also through reading Ibsen's work which makes it easy to understand he was one of the legendary writers. Especially when the novel was losing interest he applied his writing to theater and made a new lane which he dominated through his imagery and special effects. I understand that this section was necessary to give insight on the scene making his work not only for actors to read but for fans of Ibsen to read his script for the amazing theater they just witnessed making his work immortal.
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