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"Hedda and her new husband, Tesman, return from their honeymood to find that the position at the university he had hoped for will probably be contested by an old acquaintance, Eilert Lovberg. Lovberg was one of Hedda's old flames, but she had rejected him because she thought he lacked prospects. Now she finds he has reformed and has done some very serious writing, much more important work than that of her husband. Lovberg, an alcoholic, gets drunk, and loses the manuscript of his newest book. It comes into Hedda's hands and she does not tell him. She tries to persuade him to kill himself, but to do it beautifully. Judge Brack, seemingly a friend of the family, tries to blackmail Hedda into having an affair with him. Hedda finds herself married to a man she really doesn't love, threatened by a second man she detests, and the betrayer of the only man she might have loved. Is there a solution for her? "
Jack Goodstein, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Time/era of story
- 19th century
Romance/Romance Problems
Yes
Kind of romance:
- spurned lover going for revenge
Crime & Police story
Yes
Story of
- blackmail/seduction
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 2 ()
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Scandinavia
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- very explicit references to deaths and torture
Is this a play?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- mostly dialog
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