'Hedda Gabler'- Hedda

Question 1

Explanation of character

Answer 1

• intimidating, manipulative character
• object of many men’s desires but is too afraid of scandal
• finds no outlet for personal demands: constantly torn between aimless desire for freedom and her commitment to the standards of social appearance

Question 2

Relevant context

Answer 2

• women were assumed to desire marriage as it allowed them to become mothers
• could be due to General Gabler teaching her skills symbolic of the military mystique

Question 3

Aims/preferred audience response

Answer 3

• initially want to come across as a painfully spiteful woman who has no compassion
• begin to reveal suffocated character
• desperation to want freedom leads her to end her life

Question 4

Costume

Answer 4

• “dressed in a stylish dressing gown”

- “dressed for receiving visitors” - floor length gown, hair up, small simplistic earrings

Question 5

Moment 1

Answer 5

• First time Hedda is on stage (pg 17)
• sarcastic, purposefully rude
• comment on how dismissive she is to George

Question 6

Moment 2

Answer 6

• Beginning of Act Two (pg 36)

- flirtatious character- audience of time would be shocked

Question 7

Moment 3

Answer 7

• Hedda and Brack again (pg 71)
• Brack blackmailing Hedda
• Shows how scared and victimised she is