After reading act I.  You find out Juliana and Berta are visiting George and Hedda after they honeymoon.  George is Juliana’s nephew.  Juliana and her sister took care of him awhile he was growing up; as Geoge’s father passed away.  Berta is Goerge’s and Hedda’s housekeeper now.  You can tell she is not happy with Hedda as she has already rules set up around the house.  The newly couple are sleeping when They arrive, Goerge comes down and happy to see his aunt as later Hedda comes as well.  They aunt wants to everything about their trip and plans you get the feeling that Hedda doesn’t like her and can’t wait for her to leave.  When Juliana leaves and George are saying good-bye to each other outside she goes in and can’t stand their talk in (789).

Hedda has a way of making people feel bad about themselves as she picks on them.  A former classmate Mrs. Elvsted shows up at their house to talk to George about her marriage.  She turns out that used to go to school together with Hedda and Hedda used to make fun of her and her clothes.

As Goerge write a letter for Mrs Elvsted to send to her husband; Hedda keeps her company by asking her all these question about her marriage.  She makes her feel awful by being married to an old man who has over twenty years apart and top of that she takes care of his kids with his previous marriage.