Aunt Julie VS. Poncia

As I look back on the two plays, I was able to see a lot of similarities and differences between tons of characters. One of the most interesting in my opinion was comparing and contrasting Poncia and Aunt Julie. These two women for me seem to have guardian angel type qualities. Poncia was the person who tried to keep the pace most of the time despite her views of her employer and her family. Aunt Julie especially had these guardian characteristics. She sacrificed all she had so that others would benefit. She took in Tesman and cared for him while looking after her sister. She continued to watch over George after he was a grown man and got married. Julie put forth her time, effort, money, and dignity to try to keep George and Hedda happy. On the other hand, these two characters are different. Poncia has more self-confidence, courage, bravery, or to a certain extent, she is more masculine. She was not afraid to speak her mind to anyone in the house, not even with Bernarda. This was kinda amazing seeing a maid stand up to her boss knowing that she could be fired at any moment. Julie doesnt have those qualities. She lests people take advantage of her too often. Julie tries so hard to get Hedda to accept her. She buys things in an attempt to make Hedda feel less embrassed to be around her. If that was me, i would not have tolerated the amout of disrespect Hedda dished out, nor would Poncia.