Monday, February 15, 2010

Hedda Gabler (2)

Because the opposite of suffocation is not freedom but breathlessness. The body denied. Death's beautiful vacuum.

All night the fish dreams of leaping clear of water.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

'Opposite of suffocation.. breathlessness'

Superb.

Niranjan said...

Found your blog in the course of searching for the translated lyrics of a song. A coincidence to encounter this reference to Hedda Gabler - read this play last night in a collection of works by Ibsen. Perhaps the most intriguing character I have encountered; I need to read this play once more.

Vedang said...

I loved the line "All night the fish dreams of leaping clear of water."