Judge Brack

Judge Brack is such an interesting character to me. Ibsens choice of words in the description of Brack on page 242 really says a lot about him and for me it was quite forshadowing in some aspects. Brack is described as "a man of forty five...his face is roundish with a distinguished profile...carefully groomed...neatly clipped ends...a bit TOO youthful for his age" (242). Wow. So when I read this I knew he would be a very interesting character. The distinguished profile 's suggests he is well known, he's not just your average person walking down the street he's recognizable. After analysising this I knew he would be important to how the book played out. Next he is careful groomed with neatly clipped ends. He cares a lot about his appearance, and this can suggest a lot about himself in general. I don't know if you would catch this without reading on more but maybe this could also be forshadowing to how in the end it was really all about him and getting things to go the way he wanted (self-centered). And last but not least he is youthful for his age, a bit TOO youthful. This could suggest a lot about what happens for one the triangle that he wants between himself and the Tesman's. This is not something you would expect from someone in his time, and especially someone his age. Because most people his age would probably be more traditional and in the past, while his is in the present. This can also say something about how motivated he is to get what he wants, he's not ready to embrace his age yet and still is looking for fun. He would also at his age be expected to settle down which he doesn't want to do either. Brack is definetely interesting, and his description says a lot about him.