In all three plays, there is a common theme among the female characters; all of them are seen as inferior to the men.
In Blood Wedding, Lorca tags the bride character as "bride", not giving her a real name. However, Lorca does give the man the bride is in love with, his name is Leonardo. This creates a sense of inferiority towards the woman character because she is not actually given a name, just a title. And while she is just given a title, Leonardo is given an actual name, giving the impression that he is superior to the female character.
In The Wild Duck, Ibsen creates the character Gina, who is Hjalmar's wife. She is seen as inferior because she is the one who makes food for the family, and acts the role of a servant for Hjalmar. To furthermore support this, the character Mrs. Sorby is the house-keeper for Old Ekdal. Again, this being a servant position creates a sense of inferiority for the women, and how they are not treated with as much power as the men.
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