Hedda Gabler · Character
Sheriff Elvsted
Thea's much older husband, a local sheriff mentioned but not seen.
minor
Also known as Sheriff Elvsted
First appearance: act i
Sheriff Elvsted'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.
Sheriff Elvsted first appears in 0003 act i.
With Hedda Gabler (social): Hedda has a distant, formal acquaintance with Sheriff Elvsted, Thea's husband, whom she regards as a dull provincial figure.
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- Servants & Marginalized Women
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Breaking point
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social · negative
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See Sheriff Elvsted in act i