Hedda Gabler · Character
Mademoiselle Diana
A singer and keeper of a disreputable house visited by Lövborg.
minor
Also known as Diana
First appearance: act ii
Mademoiselle Diana's tie to Hedda Gabler is one of the pressures that moves Hedda Gabler—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Mademoiselle Diana first appears in 0004 act ii.
With Hedda Gabler (rivalry): Hedda views Diana, a former lover of Lövborg, with contempt and jealousy, seeing her as a vulgar rival for influence over men. With Judge Brack (social): Brack has a casual, transactional acquaintance with Diana, using her as a source of gossip and leverage over Lövborg.
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Relationship types
- Rivalry
- Social
Character groups
- Servants & Marginalized Women
- Protagonist
- Offstage Influences & Antagonists
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Breaking point
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- Hedda Gabler
rivalry · negative
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- Judge Brack
social · ambivalent
Relationship notes
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See Mademoiselle Diana in act ii