The play presents a succession of, among others, four people, namely Hedda and three men. One would doubtless expect that the basic side in the basic triangle is that between Hedda and George, Eilert, and Brack. My question is why are these three men satisfied with being part of this "Love Triangle"?

The importance of Eilerts manuscript

Eilert's manuscript is, unlike the child Hedda is carrying, a WANTED possession, and therefore Hedda becomes a primitive woman when she burns the image of her enemy's possession. It is also the symbol of Eilert's superiority over george. Eilert's work is dynamic, and George's work is static. Once he loses the manuscript, which by this time has acquired an intense emotional value for he come to think of it, in fact, as a child. When the manuscript comes into Hedda's possession, she burns it; and when the Lovborg returns to her house, she encourages his thoughts of suicide - and puts into his hands one of her father's pistols

Cowardly or Bravery ?

Okay folks this post is just a response or continuation post to my suicide post. By killing herself, is Hedda Gabler brave or cowardly?.............hmm this gets tha juices flown... I think that Hedda is a coward. A coward is a person who lacks courage. Hedda was afraid of "scandal" and what society thought of her. Hedda kills herself because she lacked the courage to live with "scandal." She does not wish to be Tesman's wife nor does she wish to be a mother. But because of her fear of tainting her reputation, she lacked the courage to do something about it.

Why does Hedda commit suicide?

For the most part i have a brief understanding on why i think she does such a sinful act.She commits suicide because she sees no way out of her situation. She has been replaced in Georges eyes by Thea. Brack has power over her by blackmailing her. And her position now is that she has no power over anyone which isn't what she wants, all the way through the play she has wanted power over people, she made Eilert drink, and effectively killed him by giving him the gun. She hasn't really had any female role models; no mother figure mentioned and so has been brought up in the male atmosphere. She was used to being rich & so only married George on the promise that he was going to be rich and successful and when that fell through she was stuck with no way out. All of these factors combined makes the suicide justifiable.

Why is Hedda so mean in particular to Aunt Juile?

Why is Hedda so mean.... in my opinion i guess her character is meant to expose the problems with upper middle class society through her own bad ways. She has married into the lower class and she wants to prove that she is still the same person she was before she was married. She wants to prove that she is still better than George and aunt Julia. Furthermore, it also might be because Mrs Tesman is still trying to control George life when in turn Hedda wants to control it. What do you think?

Thea contrast to Heddas

Personally, i believe that Thea main purpose is to be in opposition of Hedda. She is everything Hedda isn't. Hedda has masculine characteristics, while Thea has feminine traits. Even though Thea appears weak in front of Hedda, she is in fact stronger and braver than Hedda. This is something Hedda is extremely jealous of, and the fact the Thea and Lovborg have worked as' comrades' to produce the manuscript, and this upset Hedda very much.

Symbolism in Hedda Gabler

There is a lot of symbolism in Hedda Gabler such as the piano, vine leaves, the slippers and the pistols. The piano is symbolic of death; hence why Hedda plays it before she dies and also why partway through it gets moved into the inner room. The vine leaves are a symbol of freedom, peotry and defiance; thus why she describes Lovborg coming with vine leaves in his hair as she thinks that he is about to carry out a beautiful death. Th slippers are symbolic of Tesman's relationship with aunt Julie and the pistols and portrait are symbolic of General Gabler's dominance even after his death.

Act 4 Hedda Gabler

Death dominates this act, from the beginning to the end. Death is suggested visually in the beginning with the dark living room, and Hedda's black dress. Hedda alone faces a life without a future which basically means no one depends upon Hedda at this point. On the other hand, she is unwillingly captivated by the witty Brack. With being deprived of freedom, Hedda is force to face “boring herself to death” or committing a so called heroic suicide.

Act 3 Hedda Gabler

Act III opens with the room completely enclosed; the curtains are drawn both over the door to the middle room and over the glass door leading outside. This is contrasted to the opening scene in Act I and The contrast between Hedda and Thea continues. Hedda awakens from her nap energized and happy and throws open the windows to let in the broad sunlight. Contrast to her behavior in Act I: she claimed she had slept badly, and she wanted the curtain drawn so that the broad sunlight would not shine into the room. Now she feels a sense of power and aliveness because she inspired Lovborg to return to his squandered life, which she has idealized into a courageous, free life.

hedda Gabler Act 2

If you read the stage direction closely you began to notice that the piano has been moved into the inner room, which increasingly becomes Hedda's space. i believe that it reflects her self-containment and her separateness from herself and others. Hedda enjoys Brack's company and she engages in a verbal argument with him and, even jokes with him for the first time in the play. Her rejecting Brack has caused her to be called sexually repressed which affects her character.

Act 1 Hedda Gabler

In act 1 of Hedda Gabler, I think that the opening scenery sets the tone for the book. The opening lines establish the relationship among the Tesmans and Hedda. its obvious that in Act 1 Miss Tesman and her nephew George have a close, loving relationship. The two aunts praise on him and are willing to make any sacrifice for him, and he accepts their sacrifices appreciatively. From this we can conclude that Miss Tesman is a kind, self-sacrificing woman.