Hedda Gabler more important than the rational one. Ibsen was interested in the then-embryonic science of mental illness and had a poor understanding by present-day standards. His "Ghosts" is another example of this. Examples of the troubled 19th-century female might include oppressed, but "normal", wilful characters; women in abusive or loveless relationships; and those with some type of organic brain disease. Ibsen is content to leave such explanations unsettled. Bernard Paris interprets Gabler's actions as stemming from her "need for freedom [which is] as compensatory as her craving for power... her desire to shape a man's destiny." The play was performed in
Gabe Gabler Gabe Gabler William Louis "Gabe" Gabler (August 4, 1930 – January 4, 2014) was a Major League Baseball player (MLB). Gabler played for the Chicago Cubs in . In three career games, he had no hits in 3 career at-bats. He batted left and threw right-handed. Gabler was born in 1930 and attended Central High School in St. Louis. Before the 1950 season, Gabler was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1950. He played in the Dodgers minor league system for several seasons, finishing with double-digit home run totals in several seasons. After the 1955