# Aunt Rina — Hedda Gabler character guide

> Aunt Rina in Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Rina

**First appearance:** 0003-act-i

## Who they are

Tesman's elderly and bedridden aunt, mentioned but never seen on stage.

## Relationships

### [Juliana Tesman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hedda_gabler_se/characters/juliana_tesman)

_family_

Aunt Rina is Juliana's invalid sister, with whom she shares a devoted, caretaking bond, though Rina remains largely offstage.

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