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Original languageNorwegian

Subjecta newlywed

struggles with an existenceshe finds devoid ofexcitement and enchantment

GenreDrama

SettingJrgen Tesman'svilla, Kristiania,Norway; 1890s

title page of the 1890 text


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The character of Hedda isconsidered by some criticsas one of the greatdramatic roles in theatre,

the "female Hamlet," andsome portrayals have beenvery controversial.Depending on theinterpretation, Hedda maybe portrayed as anidealistic heroinefighting society, a victim ofcircumstance, aprototypical feminist, or amanipulative villain.

The Basic Set

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Hedda's married name isHedda Tesman; Gabler isher maiden name. On

the subject of the title,Ibsen wrote:"Myintention in giving it thisname was to indicatethat Hedda as a

personality is to beregarded rather as herfather's daughter thanher husband's wife."


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George Tesman - The husbandof Hedda, an academic

Hedda Gabler - The heroine Miss Juliane Tesman (Aunty

Juju) - Aunt of George Mrs. Thea Elvsted - Friend of

Hedda and George, confidantof Ejlert

Judge Brack - Friend of theTesmans

Ejlert Lvborg - George'sacademic rival whom Heddapreviously loved

Bertha - Servant to theTesmans and to George as a

child.

Cate Blanchett in Hedda Gabler.


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Hedda Gabler - Hedda is thedaughter of the famousGeneral Gabler; as a child shewas used to luxury and high-class living. As the play begins,she is returning from herhoneymoon with JrgenTesman, a scholar with goodprospects but not as muchmoney as Hedda is accustomedto. Her married name is HeddaTesman. Hedda is an intelligent,unpredictable, and somewhatdishonest young woman who isnot afraid to manipulate herhusband and friends.

Pressure Cate Blanchett as Hedda Gabler.


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Jrgen Tesman - Tesman is anamiable, intelligent youngscholar. He tries very hard toplease his young wife, Hedda,and often does not realize that

she is manipulating him. In fact,he often seems foolish for hisage, and when he annoys Hedda,the audience has reason tosympathize with her. Tesman ishoping for a professorship in

history, and at the beginning ofthe play it seems that his onegreat rival, Ejlert Lvborg, anotorious alcoholic, no longerstands in Tesman's way. Tesmanwas raised by his Aunt Julle.


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Juliane Tesman - JulianeTesman, or Aunt Julle, is theaunt of Jrgen Tesman. AfterTesman's parents died, AuntJulle raised him. She is well-meaning, and she isconstantly hinting thatTesman and Hedda shouldhave a baby. Aunt Julle triesto get along with Hedda, butthe difference in their classbackgrounds is painfullyapparent. Aunt Julle lives with

the ailing Aunt Rina, anotheraunt of Tesman's.


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Judge Brack - Brack is ajudge of relatively inferiorrank. He is a friend of bothTesman and Hedda, and he

visits their house regularly.He has connections aroundthe city, and is often thefirst to give Tesmaninformation aboutalterations in thepossibility of hisprofessorship. He seems toenjoy meddling in otherpeople's affairs. He is aworldly and cynical man.

Kate Burton and Harris Yulin in Hedda Gabler


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Ejlert Lvborg- A genius,Ejlert Lvoborg is Tesman*biggest competitor in theacademic world. After aseries of scandals related todrinking, he was once apublic outcast but has nowreturned to the city and haspublished a book to ravereviews. He also has anothermanuscript that is even morepromising. Mrs. Elvstedhelped him with bothmanuscripts. He once shareda close relationship withHedda.

Kate Burton and David Lansbury in Hedda Gabler


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Mrs. Elvsted- Mrs. Elvsted is a meek butpassionate woman. She and her husband hiredEjlert Lvborg as a tutor to their children, and

Mrs. Elvsted grew attached to Ejlert, acting ashis personal secretary and aiding him in hisresearch and writing. When Ejlert leaves herestate to return to the city, Mrs. Elvsted comesto town and goes to Tesman for help, fearingEjlert will revert to his alcoholism. Mrs. Elvstedwent to school with Hedda and remembersbeing tormented by her.


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Berte- Berte is George and Hedda Tesman'sservant. Formerly, she was the servant in

Juliane Tesman's household. She tries veryhard to please Hedda, her new mistress, butHedda is quite dissatisfied with her.

Aunt Rina- Aunt Rina is dying at the start ofthe play. She never appears onstage. Shehelped Aunt Julle raise Tesman*


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The action takes place in a villa in Kristiania (now Oslo). Hedda Gabler,daughter of an aristocratic General, has just returned from herhoneymoon with Jrgen Tesman, an aspiring young academic, reliablebut not brilliant, who has combined research with their honeymoon. Itbecomes clear in the course of the play that she has never loved him but

has married him for reasons pertaining to the boring nature of her life,and it is suggested that she may be pregnant. The reappearance ofTesman's academic rival, Ejlert Lvborg, throws their lives into disarray.

Lvborg, a writer, is also a recovered alcoholic who has wasted his talentuntil now. Thanks to a relationship with Hedda's old schoolmate, TheElvsted (who has left her husband for him), he shows signs of

rehabilitation and has just completed a bestseller in the same field asTesman. The critical success of his recently published work transformsLvborg into a threat to Tesman, as Lvborg becomes a competitor forthe university professorship Tesman had been counting on. The coupleare financially overstretched and Tesman now tells Hedda that he will notbe able to finance the regular entertaining or luxurious housekeeping that

Hedda had been looking forward to.


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Upon meeting Lvborg however, the couple discover that he hasno intention of competing for the professorship, but rather hasspent the last few years labouring with Mrs. Elvsted over what heconsiders to be his masterpiece, the "sequel" to his recentlypublished work. Hedda, apparently jealous of Mrs. Elvsted'sinfluence over Lvborg, hopes to come between them, andprovokes Lvborg to get drunk and go to a party.

Tesman returns home from the party and reveals that he foundthe manuscript of Lvborg's great work, which the latter has lostwhile drunk. When Hedda next sees Lvborg, he confesses to her,despairingly, that he has lost the manuscript. Instead of telling himthat the manuscript has been found, Hedda encourages him tocommit suicide, giving him a pistol. She then burns the manuscript.She tells her husband she has destroyed it to secure their future.


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When the news comes that Lvborg has indeed killed himself,Tesman and Mrs. Elvsted are determined to try to reconstruct hisbook from what they already know. Hedda is shocked to discover,from the sinister Judge Brack, that Lvborg's death, in a brothel,was messy and probably accidental (this "ridiculous and vile" deathcontrasts the "beautiful and free" one that Hedda had imaginedfor him). Worse, Brack knows where the pistol came from. Thismeans that he has power over her, which he will use to insinuatehimself into the household (there is a strong implication that hewill force Hedda into a sexual affair). Leaving the others, she goesinto her smaller room and ends the play by shooting herself in thetemple.

Ibsen's Hedda Gabler (1963 TV - Ingrid Bergman)
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Aunt Julle and Berte enter the drawing room of the Tesmans' residence. TheTesmans have just returned from their six-month honeymoon. Berte says thatshe is worried about whether she can please her new mistress, Hedda. JrgenTesman enters the room and joyously greets his aunt. He compliments her onher new hat, and they discuss the research he did on his honeymoon and AuntRina's failing health. They hint at the extravagance of the honeymoon and theexpense of appeasing a lady of aristocratic background like Hedda. In fact,Aunt Julle announces that she has mortgaged her annuity to provide securityon the expensive new house. She also mentions that Ejlert Lvborg haspublished a new book; this is a surprise to Tesman.

Hedda enters and complains that the maid has opened the windows. Hedda isvery particular about the lighting, and Tesman is eager to please her. AuntJulle produces Jrgen's old slippers, much to his delight. He wants Hedda to

examine them, but she is not interested. Hedda interrupts their conversationwith a comment on the ugliness of Aunt Julle's hat, which Hedda takes to bethe maid's. Aunt Julle is offended, but Hedda apologizes. To defuse thesituation, Tesman hopes to prompt Aunt Julle to compliment Hedda bydrawing her attention to the way Hedda has pleasantly filled out over thecourse of their honeymoon--but Hedda refuses to admit that the six monthshave changed her at all.
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Aunt Julle leaves, and Tesman asks Hedda to try to be nicer to her. Theyagree to have her over again later that day. Hedda mentions that her oldpiano doesn't look right in the drawing room, and Tesman considersexchanging it when he gets his next paycheck. Hedda suggests theysimply buy a new one. Suddenly, Mrs. Elvsted, an old acquaintance of

both, arrives. She is in town looking for Ejlert Lvborg, who has for twoyears served as tutor in the Elvsted household. Mrs. Elvsted informs theTesman's that Ejlert has been free of drunkenness for two years, but shefears a relapse now that Ejlert has returned to the city. She has followedhim here in order to keep an eye on him. She tells Tesman what a

tremendous success Ejlert's new book has been; it is obvious that Tesmanhas to make an effort not to seem jealous. Tesman promises to besupportive of Ejlert if he comes to visit, but Hedda proposes that he go sofar as to write to Ejlert and invite him to visit. She suggests he write Ejlerta long letter. Tesman goes to do this, and Hedda presses Mrs. Elvsted to

confide in her now that she has gotten rid of Tesman.


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She also mentions that Ejlert Lvborg has published a newbook; this is a surprise to Tesman. Hedda enters andcomplains that the maid has opened the windows. Hedda isvery particular about the lighting, and Tesman is eager toplease her. Aunt Julle produces Jrgen's old slippers, much tohis delight. He wants Hedda to examine them, but she is notinterested. Hedda interrupts their conversation with acomment on the ugliness of Aunt Julle's hat, which Hedda

takes to be the maid's. Aunt Julle is offended, but Heddaapologizes. To defuse the situation, Tesman hopes to promptAunt Julle to compliment Hedda by drawing her attention tothe way Hedda has pleasantly filled out over the course of

their honeymoon--but Hedda refuses to admit that the sixmonths have changed her at all.


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Aunt Julle and Berte enter the drawing room of theTesmans' residence. The Tesmans have just returnedfrom their six-month honeymoon. Berte says that sheis worried about whether she can please her new

mistress, Hedda. Jrgen Tesman enters the room andjoyously greets his aunt. He compliments her on hernew hat, and they discuss the research he did on hishoneymoon and Aunt Rina's failing health. They hint

at the extravagance of the honeymoon and theexpense of appeasing a lady of aristocraticbackground like Hedda. In fact, Aunt Julle announcesthat she has mortgaged her annuity to providesecurity on the expensive new house.


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Aunt Julle leaves, and Tesman asks Hedda to try to be nicer to her. Theyagree to have her over again later that day. Hedda mentions that her oldpiano doesn't look right in the drawing room, and Tesman considersexchanging it when he gets his next paycheck. Hedda suggests theysimply buy a new one. Suddenly, Mrs. Elvsted, an old acquaintance of

both, arrives. She is in town looking for Ejlert Lvborg, who has for twoyears served as tutor in the Elvsted household. Mrs. Elvsted informs theTesman's that Ejlert has been free of drunkenness for two years, but shefears a relapse now that Ejlert has returned to the city. She has followedhim here in order to keep an eye on him. She tells Tesman what atremendous success Ejlert's new book has been; it is obvious that Tesmanhas to make an effort not to seem jealous. Tesman promises to be

supportive of Ejlert if he comes to visit, but Hedda proposes that he go sofar as to write to Ejlert and invite him to visit. She suggests he write Ejlerta long letter. Tesman goes to do this, and Hedda presses Mrs. Elvsted toconfide in her now that she has gotten rid of Tesman.


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Joseph Wood Krutch makes a connectionbetween Hedda Gablerand Freud, whose first work onpsychoanalysis was published almost a decade later.Hedda is one of the first fully developed neuroticheroines of literature. By that Krutch means thatHedda is neither logical nor insane in the old sense of

being random and unaccountable. Her aims and her motives have a secret personal logic

of their own. She gets what she wants, but what shewants is not anything that the normal usually admit,publicly at least, to be desirable. One of the significantthings that such a character implies is the premisethat there is a secret, sometimes unconscious, worldof aims and methods one might almost say a secretsystem of values that is often much moreimportant than the rational one.

Joan Templeton makes a connection between HeddaGabler and Hjrdis from The Vikings at Helgeland,since the arms-bearing, horse-riding Hedda, married

to a passive man she despises, indeed resembles theeaglein a cage that Hjrdis terms herself.


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It is fitting that the title of the play is Hedda's maiden name, HeddaGabler,for the play is to a large extent about the formerly aristocraticHedda's inability to adjust to the bourgeois life into which she hasmarried. Her tragedy lies not only in her own suicide but in her desirethat Ejlert should have a "beautiful" suicide: she hopes that life can be

beautiful, can measure up to a certain standard, regardless ofpracticalities like professional success or failure. She is amused by howmuch Tesman worries about making a living.

This aristocratic privileging of "aesthetic" matters causes Hedda to feelvery unsympathetic to Tesman. She doesn't allow him to use the word"we" to describe the two of them. It also allows her to feel little guiltwhen "cheating on" him, if only on an emotional level, with Ejlert and

Judge Brack. Her values, based on an aesthetic standard rather than themoral standard to which her husband conforms, are beyond Tesman'scontrol or even his understanding; as a result, he cannot predict heractions. At the same time, however, Hedda's apparent pregnancy drawsattention to the tragic nature of her quest. She continually denies theinevitable.


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The rest of the male characters are more or less in lovewith Hedda, perhaps because of her almost decadentsense of beauty. Brack wants to establish a privaterelationship with her, parallel to her relationship with

Tesman, and Ejlert dearly hopes that she shares his"passion for life." She finds both of these ideas silly, openlyrejecting Ejlert's notion and teasing Brack by saying thathe wants to be "the cock of the walk." Even Mrs. Elvstedfeels intimidated by Hedda. Because of this popularity, she

is the most powerful character. She toys with othersbecause she can find no solace or entertainment in life.Indeed, Hedda's power is so far-reaching that her ownself-destruction leads almost inevitably to the destructionof the other characters' lives.


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It is fitting that the title of the play is Hedda'smaiden name, Hedda Gabler,for the play is to alarge extent about the formerly aristocratic

Hedda's inability to adjust to the bourgeois lifeinto which she has married. Her tragedy lies notonly in her own suicide but in her desire thatEjlert should have a "beautiful" suicide: shehopes that life can be beautiful, can measure upto a certain standard, regardless of practicalitieslike professional success or failure. She isamused by how much Tesman worries aboutmaking a living.


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This aristocratic privileging of "aesthetic" matterscauses Hedda to feel very unsympathetic to Tesman.She doesn't allow him to use the word "we" todescribe the two of them. It also allows her to feellittle guilt when "cheating on" him, if only on anemotional level, with Ejlert and Judge Brack. Hervalues, based on an aesthetic standard rather than themoral standard to which her husband conforms, arebeyond Tesman's control or even his understanding;as a result, he cannot predict her actions. At the sametime, however, Hedda's apparent pregnancy drawsattention to the tragic nature of her quest. Shecontinually denies the inevitable.


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Awards 1992 Laurence Olivier Award for BestRevival

2006 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Revival Nominations 2005 Lucille Lortel Award for

Outstanding Revival


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An operatic adaptation of the play has been produced byShanghai's Hangzhou Xiao Bai Hua Yue Opera House. A turkeyliving in Morningside Park, New York City, was named, "HeddaGobbler."

The Scottish folk indie-rock band Broken Records have recorded atrack, due to appear on their debut album later in 2009, entitled "IfEilert Lvborg Wrote A Song, It Would Sound Like This".

Welsh musician John Cale recorded a song entitled "HeddaGabler," which he recently performed live in London (5 March 2010)with a band and a 19 piece orchestra in his Paris 1919 tour,attended by such celebrities as Sex and the City's Kim Cattrall,Samson and Delilah's Peter Hennessy, Irish Actor Cillian Murphyand award-winning viola player Jessica Lavery.


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Chekhov's gun ^Billington, Michael (17 March 2005). "Hedda Gabler, Almeida,

London". The Guardian. Retrieved 2008-10-05. ^Tracy Sanders (2006). "Lecture Notes: Hedda Gabler - Fiend or Heroine".

Australian Catholic University. Retrieved 2008-10-05.

^Krutch, Joseph Wood (1953). Modernism in Modern Drama: A Definitionand an Estimate. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. pp. 11. OCLC 255757831. ^Templeton, Joan (2000). Ibsen's Women. Cambridge: Cambridge

University Press. pp. 229. ISBN 0521590396. ^"Hedda Gabler: Play, Drama". The Internet Broadway Database. 2008.

Retrieved 2008-10-08. ^"Title Search: Hedda Gabler". The Internet Movie Database. 2008.

Retrieved 2008-09-18. Hedda Gablerat the Internet Broadway Database Hedda Gablerat the Internet off-Broadway Database "A Lesbian Interpretation of Hedda Gabler" review by Toby Zinman for

the Philadelphia Inquirer of an alternative production of the playby Mauckingbird Theatre Company

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