Overview
Character Name
Mrs. Elvsted
Show
Gender
Female
Playing Age
Adult
Role Size
Supporting
Dramatic Function
Foil, Confidant
Relationships
Voice
Non-singer
Time & Place
drawing room in the villa of george tesman, norway, 1890s
Analysis
Mrs. Elvsted knew Hedda at school and was an old flame of George Tesman’s before he married Hedda. She is trapped in a loveless marriage with an older man but has found an emotional and intellectual escape with Eilert Loevborg. She has come to see Hedda to beg her help and
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