# Power and Manipulation in Hedda Gabler

> Theme guide for Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen.

Hedda's use of psychological manipulation to control those around her, including her husband Tesman, Thea Elvsted, and Eilert Lövborg, as a means of combating her own powerlessness.

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