Реферат: Master Builder Freudian Symbols Essay Research Paper

symbolizes the womb – a place where Solness can take refuge from his ever-present

desires and return to innocence (Ibsen 115). He emphatically shouts, ?make room – make

room – make room! (Ibsen 540).

And, ?make room? is precisely what Mrs. Solness does. Offering Hilda

hospitality, she immediately becomes concerned with preparing a room for the child.

Again, Mrs. Solness is presented as the mother and quickly welcomes Hilda into her

womb and intends to care for the child as a mother would. In contrast to Solness?

exclamation, ?There?s not that much room here,? (Ibsen 157) Mrs. Solness states,

?There?s more than enough room? (Ibsen 632). In the same way, Hilda is given the

children?s room and this symbolizes her role as Mrs. Solness? lost child. Unfortunately,

Hilda?s identity issues prevent her from assuming the role Mrs. Solness needs and wishes

her to undertake.

While, the room serves as a symbol of the womb, the various entrances and exits

serve a similar function as they designate the entrance to the womb – the uterus. Solness

fears youth will destroy the womb he is trying to create and cries, ?someday youth will

come here, knocking at the door? (Ibsen 542). Then as if on cue, Hilda arrives. Being

the symbol of youth, she implores that he (and his wife) ?open your door to the young.

Let them come in with you? (Ibsen 980).

The symbol of a bird is used to portray the wild passion of Hilda. As the act of

flying symbolizes the capability to perform sexually, the bird epitomizes the sexual

being. And, in the play, Hilda is the character with the wild and untamed carnal appetite.

When Solness asks her if she will return home, she tells him, ?Wild birds never like

cages. Birds of prey like hunting best? (Ibsen 2212).

But, the bird is not the only emblem used to depict the intense sensuality in Hilda.

When the reader gets the description of her, she is full of symbols the denote her

personality:

?She is of medium height, supple, and well-formed. Dressed in

a shortened shirt, sailor blouse open at the throat, and a little

sailor hat. She has a knapsack on the back and a long alpenstock?