'Hedda Gabler'- Tesman Flashcards

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Explanation of character

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  • moderately successful academic
  • rival to Loevborg
  • incredibly enthusiastic to rewrite Loevborg’s work- self-consciously wants to boost his career
  • naive to the real motivations of those around him (Brack towards Hedda
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Relevant context

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GENDER

  • women were expected to stay at home and raise the children
  • men were very much apart of the public sphere
  • he expects Hedda to bear his children in keeping with society’s expectations
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Aims/ preferred audience response

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  • one of annoyance- align with Hedda
  • feel sympathy due to obliviousness concerning the people around him- Hedda does not appreciate his remarks about her being pregnant
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Costume

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  • “casually dressed”- casual suit (tweed), ascot?
  • “glasses” with a thin, metal frame- academic aura
  • pocket watch- demonstrates sophistication
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Moment 1

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  • when Hedda first enters in Act One (pg 18)

- taken aback by her sarcastic and passive comments

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Moment 2

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  • Hedda reveals that she burnt Loevborg’s manuscript (pg 82)

- want to come across as completely naive to the situation

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Concluding point

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Have been deceived by Hedda’s false sense of kindness

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