Hedda Gabler - Characters

Characters

  • Hedda Gabler, the wife of Jørgen Tesman
  • Jørgen Tesman, the husband of Hedda; an academic
  • Miss Juliane Tesman, aunt of Jørgen
  • Mrs. Thea Elvsted, friend of Jørgen, school rival of Hedda, confidant of Ejlert
  • Judge Brack, friend of the Tesmans
  • Ejlert Løvborg, Jørgen's academic rival whom Hedda previously loved
  • Berte, servant to the Tesmans and to Jørgen as a child

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