Question

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Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

BRACK: What bonnet were you talking about?
HEDDA: Oh, it was a little episode with Miss Tesman this morning. She had laid down her bonnet on the chair there—[Looks at him and smiles.]—and I pretended to think it was the servant’s.
BRACK: [Shaking his head.] Now my dear Mrs. Hedda, how could you do such a thing? To the excellent old lady, too!
HEDDA: [Nervously crossing the room.] Well, you see—these impulses come over me all of a sudden; and I cannot resist them. [Throws herself down in the easy-chair by the stove.] Oh, I don’t know how to explain it. (Hedda Gabler; act 2, p. 63)

What does this excerpt reveal about Hedda’s character? Select all that apply.
She is deeply ashamed of herself.She is impulsive.She disregards others’ feelings.She has accepted her loveless marriage.

Answer 1

1. She is impulsive
2. She has accepted her loveless marriage

Answer 2

The following statements apply:
1. SHE IS IMPULSIVE.
2. SHE DISREGARDS OTHERS' FEELINGS.
An individual is said to be impulsive if such a person act or do things without thinking about them beforehand. Such a person is said to be acting on impulse and this is the character that Hedda has demonstrated in the excerpt given above. Her impulsive behavior shows that she does not consider other people feeling before acting.