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This 3 page paper starts by defining what is meant by realism before examining Henrik Ibsen's Hedda Gabler and Mori Ogai's The Dancing Girl to show how realism is seen in both works. The bibliography cites 2 sources.
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and with no need to engage the imagination. The idea is that the picture provided by realism, in whatever form it exists, will be based on factors true in contemporary
life. By nature it is also impersonal and objective. This definition of realism also need to be considered in the context of potential criticism to place a greater understanding
ion it. Critics argue that realism has limits as it does not present a true real view, it is too limited to negative factor. Most realism is seen taking place
in middle or lower class homes, in poor conditions and focusing on the trivial or ugly aspects of life, Critics argue that this ignores much of contemporary life. There are
also arguments that this tends to focuses on materialism and externalisations, too much, and will often have an approach of fatalism. One playwright who is seen as a realist
is that of Henrick Ibsen., breaking the boundaries of the Victorian theatre and producing work that crossed over to social barriers. Hedda Gabler was written by Ibsen in 1890 and
shows the story of a women, Hedda Tesman, Gabler was her maiden name. The play has little complexity and is a demonstration of the manipulative nature of Hedda and how
she uses those around her for her own selfish purposes. She wants to live a comfortable life, to achieve this she has married a man she hardly tolerates, but her
background is not as grand as she would have him believe. The aim of the pay was not to deal with the human problems, but with human emotions as they
really were. There is argument over the way Hedda is portrayed, some may she her as having little real motivation to act in the way she does, and here she
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