When comparing the text of Hedda Gabler to the film, the most noticeable differences were seen through character development. I read the textual version first in order to develop my own, uninfluenced visuals of the text. The written version dives in depth to describe Hedda and the type of character that she is. Any situation that happens during the opening scene of this text shows how Hedda feels and how the scenarios relate to her. The text gave me a strong sense that Hedda is a stuck up and rather disrespectful person. One example of her personality was given to us by the introduction of her old friend, Mrs. Elvsted. She shares of how Hedda used to tease her by pulling her hair and things alike. Hedda however completely disregarded her friend and changes the topic. Another example of Hedda being outright disinterested and disrespectful is when Tesman wants to present Jurgen’s old slippers to her. As made obvious by the text, Hedda is an upper class woman that Tesman is eager to please. He tries to use the slippers to entice her, however, he fails miserablh when she pays no mind to the slippers. She even interrupts him to inform Aunt Julie that the hat she is wearing is ugly. She continues to insult her by saying she thought the hat belonged to the maid. Furthermore, the text painted a very vivid image of Hedda and her relationship with the rest of the characters.

On the other hand, I felt that the text did not dive as deeply when describing the character Hedda. In the film version, a lot of the dialogue and textual evidence that tells the audience who Hedda is was missing. Instead, the actions the characters took told us about her personality instead of words. For example, you can see that aunt Julie was offended by Hedda’s comments not through what she says but by how she acts. In the film, she offers a minimal verbal response and scolds Hedda. We see through her appearance that the ladies are displeased with each other. Resultantly, in terms of character development the film and text both have a lot to offer, however they present it in different ways. While the texts shows a lot of examples to paint a picture, the film uses visuals to fill gaps in the dialogue.