Foreshadowing and plot clues in Act I of HeddaGabler by Henrik IbsenHenrik Ibsen's controversial and influential play, entitled HeddaGabler, is divided into four acts and, as any good play should be piece of literature, much of what would later become crucial to the plot is introduced, hinted at, and foreshadowed in the first act. In this case, the interactions between the characters are more significant, particularly that of the titular protagonist, Hedda, whose ultimate fate in the play is to become trapped in its cunning machinations and manipulations. A close look at the actions and motivations of the characters in the first act reveals much about their innermost desires, and considering the complications these desires face, the eventful and explosive conclusion could almost be seen from the first scenes of the play. The first significant character to appear on the pages of Ibsen's script (and therefore to appear first on the theater stage) is Miss Juliana Tesman, who (accompanied by her old spinster Berta) early one morning visits her nephew George in the new house he had bought for his new wife, the beautiful and wealthy HeddaGabler. Although he does not appear until the end of the play, his interactions with the others here in the first act help define in the eyes of the reader (or audience) the characterizations of the others as well as the setting of the play and its progression. implications for everyone. His visit took place so early in the morning that the newlyweds are still sleeping. He wears a newly purchased fancy hat in an attempt to impress Hedda. This, and the fact that she sincerely congratulates George on managing to marry the most beautiful (and richest) woman around, shows how much she recognizes marriage as something socially and... middle of paper... .s hat. Her refusal to be pregnant demonstrates her reluctance and awareness of her unfitness for motherhood. Only once does he throw a silent but angry tantrum, but he composes himself in company and refuses to use people's names: these demonstrate that beneath his aristocratic detachment lies his fury at circumstances he cannot control. She orders George to immediately write a letter to Eilert so that she will be left alone with Thea and to grill her by feigning warm familiarity, indicating a strong interest in Eilert Løvborg: the reader/audience picks up on the fact that she and Eilert had shared a relationship. “company” part. This, coupled with his obvious excitement at playing with guns, provides an eerie foreshadowing to Eilert and his own suicide. Ultimately Hedda just wants freedom, but is shackled by society's restrictions on women.