# Secretary Falk — Hedda Gabler character guide

> Secretary Falk in Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Falk, the late Mrs. Secretary Falk

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

## Who they are

A deceased acquaintance mentioned in passing by Aunt Juliana.

## Relationships

### [Hedda Gabler](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hedda_gabler_se/characters/hedda_gabler)

_social_

Hedda has a minimal, dismissive acquaintance with Secretary Falk, a minor bureaucrat she considers beneath her notice.

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

_social_

Juliana exchanges polite pleasantries with Secretary Falk as a fellow member of the town's respectable social circle.

### [Judge Brack](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hedda_gabler_se/characters/judge_brack)

_professional_

Brack and Falk have a formal professional relationship as fellow civil servants, with Brack holding higher status and influence.

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