Why does she act such a weirdo? What makes her committed suicide? I believe that she’s a woman who wants to be one of human beings, not an ordinary woman. Hedda wants to be independent, to pursuit her desires, to be free from any ritualistic traditions. It, “Hedda Gabler”, instead of Mrs. Tesman, literally, shows that she is far from the ordinary women. She keeps the last name from her father, and believes that’s the way to keep her identity. As this title, it describes many unusual aspects of the protagonist.

At the end of the Act3, Hedda gives a pistol to Lovberg as a souvenir, and says, “Here, you use it now.” “In beauty, Eilert Lovborg. Promise me that”.(P827). It’s definitely not the way of reaction to a person who lost everything: the wife and dream. What does it mean by passing over the gun to this desperate man? Furthermore, when Brack describes about Lovberg’s suicide, Hedda says, “I’m saying that here, in this- there is beauty.”, “Eilert Lovborg has come to terms with himself. He’s had the courage to do what had to be done”.(P833). Guess a man is laughing at someone’s car accident. What would you say to him? Hedda responds as same as the man to the people around. How embarrassing. At last, Hedda committed suicide after she plays a dance melody on the piano. Why did she do that? Hedda places great emphasis on dying beautifully. The dance music is a sort of beautiful prelude to her death.

Through all the extractions above, I can tell that Hedda is a strong egocentric person. And she keeps saying “beauty” repeatedly. I believe this beauty means that making one’s own decisions by one’s thoughts, beliefs, and faiths. Passing over the pistol to Lovberg, describing Lovberg’s suicide as beautiful, and adhering to her values by playing a frenzied dance melody before her death solemnly indicate that Hedda respects courageous conduct of one’s.

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