Comments

Kyla:

I like how you accentuated the blindness versus sight idea, and expanded it so it became more like a theme than simply a motif. The connections you made between Wild Duck and Oedipus were insightful and made perfect sense. Your thought process was clear, and your analysis was wonderful (as usual!).

Kellsie:

I completely agree with your point of view here. I can see where you would think that in Oedipus there are few crucial stage directions, but in Wild Duck even the smallest detail on the stage is significant. Also, you spelt subtle wrong- "suddle"- in the second paragraph. Sorry, grammar freak.

Kylee:

Although Werle is cast in a bad light, is he necessarily the bad guy in the story? After all, he discouraged Gregers from telling Hjalmar the truth because Werle knew what the consequences might be. And is Ibsen really supporting defiance? Greger's defiance led to the utter destruction of a previously contented household and the death of a child. I don't really see Ibsen giving the green light for defiance through the way he wrote Wild Duck.