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.