Ibsen and Lorca both emphasize the roles gender and age can play in a relationship. While Ibsen chose to focus on the change oppressive characters had while speaking to a certain age or gender, Lorca simply implied it through his isolation of characters. Ultimately the point remains the same; personalities are significantly modified to match what is socially acceptable.
The Wild Duck
Ibsen makes his point very clear with the character Gregers. Gregers, who is generally viewed as an aggressive confrontation character is softened when speaking to the character Hedvig. Hedvig, who has little personal relationship with Gregers, receives a kind and loving personality, whereas his own father saw the most brutal of treatment. The fact that Hedvig is a young girl emphasizes the point that in their society, children, especially women, are to be treated with respect.
Blood Wedding
The point is revealed in Blood Wedding in the opposite manner. Rather than highlighting the positive relationship between an adult and a young girl, Lorca highlights the negatives between an adult and a grown male. The Bridegroom is harassed by his mother for tedious daily tasks and is constantly being interrogated, implying a lack of trust in judgement. This treatment by the mother results in a sort of ignorance by the child; he no longer pays any particular attention to what his mother says.
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