Act Two was much better than Act One; both in length and action. My favorite line of this play is in this act: "And now, Judge, I'm going to shoot you!"
This is the act where the action really starts to build up; Judge Brack reveals a part of his true identity and intentions which is to become a regular affair of Hedda and Tesman and to be the one in charge of all of their family matters. This act is also interesting because of Lovborg's entrance and the relationship that is revealed between Hedda and Lovborg. Oh, unrequited love! Of course, Thea enters the room and Lovborg tries to make Hedda jealous by treating Thea like an object and acting as if he and Thea were very intimate with each other as he states, "...we really are true companions. We trust each other completely. We can talk things out together without any reservations-" (267). Why does he mention that he can share anything with Thea? Because Hedda had an open relationship with Lovborg. She said to him earlier in the act, "You, especially, were so open with me" (264).
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Yeah, I found it very awkward when Judge Brack was trying to weasel his way into the Tesman household, and I was surprised Hedda encouraged him, since usually she's the one who wants the control- and surely she could see that Brack would want all the control? Why would she be stupid enough to get involved with him? And it is so true that Lovborg wants to make her jealous. He's like- see, Thea and I have it so good together...like we used to, Hedda.
I agree with you when you said Act Two was better than Act One. At the beginning the play did not seem to be very interesting, but there was alot more action in Act Two that was able to keep my attention. I also think that Løvborg's relationships with Hedda and Mrs.Elvsted are crazy!!!
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