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by Henrik Ibsen

Hedda Gabler study guide contains a biography of Henrik Ibsen, literature essays, a complete e-text, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.

Hedda Gabler and her new husband, George Tesman, return from their six-month honeymoon to their new house. We soon learn that Hedda, the daughter of an esteemed general, deigned to marry Tesman only because she had reached the age at which society dictated she should wed. Hedda, not even a year into her marriage, is showing signs of boredom with Tesman even though she's pregnant with his child.

Tesman's Aunt Julia is there to welcome them home. Hedda is quite rude to the older woman, so Julia leaves quickly. After her departure, Mrs. Elvsted arrives to let the Tesmans know that Eilert Lovborg, Tesman's academic nemesis, has returned to town after having fallen into alcoholism and taken two years to achieve sobriety and return to society…

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• Major Themes
• Summary and Analysis of Act I, Part I
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• Summary and Analysis of Act II, Part I
• Summary and Analysis of Act II, Part II
• Summary and Analysis of Act III, Part I
• Summary and Analysis of Act III, Part II
• Summary and Analysis of Act IV, Part I
• Summary and Analysis of Act IV, Part II
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