Sunday, October 26, 2008

(Act III) Eilert's suicide... Hedda's fault?

I believe that it was both Hedda's and Eilert's fault for his death. Eilert wanted to die he didn't have to go through with it, he was in a state of depression. Its Hedda' s fault mainly because she seeks comfort to Eilert in understanding his desire to kill himself. Hedda does not even seek to prevent his death by returning the manuscript, instead she burns it. Her willingness to give Eilert one of her father's pistols shows that she takes Eilert seriously and sees him more as an object than a person. Hedda wants Eilert to die beautifully.

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