What is the significance of Lovborg’s unfinished manuscript? Why does Hedda burn it? What ramifications does that act have for Lovborg and the other characters in the play?
The unfinished manuscript is significant is because that means his whole life. “I have torn my own life to pieces. So why should I not tear my life-work too”? I think why he burn it it is because he is very lealous person, she can not believe the trust that other person is better than herself, that is why she burn it. The ramification does the act have for lovborg and the other character in the play is that he think its wrong that he dunk than then burn it. And that is one reason that cause himself suicide or death.
Zijie, I think you are confusing “he” and “she” in this post. To be clear, Hedda burns the manuscript, but she allows Lovborg to believe that he has lost it through his carelessness. If you read the play carefully, you will see that he doesn’t commit suicide, though that was Hedda’s intent. His gun goes off by accident while his is visiting a prostitute.