Hedda Gabler | Short Essay Assignments

Short Essay Questions

The 60 short essay questions listed in this section require a one to two sentence answer. They ask students to demonstrate a deeper understanding of the text. Students must describe what they've read, rather than just recall it.

Short Essay Question - Act 1, Part 1

1. How do Hedda and Aunt Julle get along?

2. Describe the incident with the hat in Act 1 of Hedda Gabler.

3. In Act 1 of Hedda Gabler, Hedda and Tesman have just returned from a trip. Where were they, and what did they do?

4. Who was Hedda Gabler before she married Tesman? What was her life like?

5. Hedda does two things in Act 1 that make Julle uneasy. What are they, and why did they make Julle uneasy?