# Cowardice and Courage in Hedda Gabler

> Theme guide for Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen.

The contrast between Hedda's romanticized ideal of 'courage' and 'beauty' in action, and the reality of her own cowardice, as well as Lövborg's failure to die beautifully, leading to Hedda's final act of self-destruction.

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