The Master Builder "When We Dead Awaken", and "Hedda Gabler". Early reactions to the play by Ibsen's critics were mixed, possibly due its heightened ambiguities. Hilda, for example, seems to alternate roles between an inspiring force, urging Solness to temper his rampant ambition and so find real happiness, and a temptress, pushing Solness to commitments he cannot possibly fulfill. English critic William Archer (the play's original translator) suggests that the play is not as completely symbolic as some have maintained, interpreting it instead as "a history of a sickly conscience, worked out in terms of pure psychology". He notes that, in this regard,
Neal Gabler Neal Gabler Neal Gabler (born 1950) is an American journalist, historian and film critic. Gabler graduated from Lane Tech High School in Chicago, Illinois, class of 1967, and was inducted into the National Honor Society. He graduated "summa cum laude" from the University of Michigan and holds advanced degrees in both film and American culture. Gabler has contributed to numerous publications including "The New York Times", "The Los Angeles Times", "Esquire", "New York Magazine", "Vogue", "American Heritage", "The New Republic", "Us", and "Playboy". He has appeared on many television programs, including "The Today Show", "CBS Morning News", "The News Hour",