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
Matt Gabler Matt Gabler Matthew M. "Matt" Gabler (born July 13, 1983) was first elected to represent the 75th Legislative District in November 2008, defeating incumbent Dan Surra. Gabler is a former research analyst in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He was also commissioned to serve as a 2nd Lieutenant in the US Army Reserve upon graduating from Bucknell University. He served as commander of the Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 424th Multifunctional Medical Battalion before accepting his current assignment as a Medical Logistics Officer with the Headquarters, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard. He currently holds the rank of Captain. Gabler