Hjalmar’s motivations can be difficult to isolate. In this passage it seems likely that he would be trying to cover for his mistakes, and the manner in which he does so tends to lie on the brusque side, in order for him to establish his position of being correct. It is likely that in order for this chara

It can be argued that Hedvig and Ekdal, in this passage, are very honest in their reactions. However, in this scene particularly, their dialogue tends to be a little ambiguous. The exchange between Hjalmar and Ekdal at the beginning of the passage is very vague – who is the ‘she’ that has “gone into the basket”? A director may choose for one of the men to gesture towards the attic during this exchange; while this does not clarify the identity of the ‘she’, it does remove the possibility of the audience believing that the ‘she’ in question is either Hedvig or Gina. It may also provoke a curiosity as to what lies in the attic. Hedvig has two lines in particular, in the passage, that may carry different meanings depending on how they are interpreted and delivered. The first line is when she interrupts Gina, who is saying that Hjalmar won’t have time to do any “improvements” the following day; Hedvig asserts that he will have time. From the fact that she is interrupting, we can assume that her line will be delivered emphatically; however, we are not told why she believes he will have time to make the aforementioned improvements. In this instance, the audience seems to be free to create their own meaning behind the line – this is unusual and does not seem to serve much purpose except to confuse the audience. Hedvig’s second ambiguous line is after she offers Hjalmar a beer, then responds to his reactions with “Yes Daddy; nice, cool beer.” The line emits a slightly sarcastic, condescending air, which does not sit with our understanding of Hedvig’s opinion of Hjalmar. We are told that the line is delivered "gaily" – it seems necessary to also emphasise the innocence of Hedvig through the line, otherwise the audience may misunderstand Hedvig’s legitimate intentions.

The scripted action says little concerning the spatial relations between the three remaining characters after Ekdal’s exit. While, as a director, I would have Gina and Hjalmar moving about the stage during this passage, I would not have them close to each other frequently. Since H

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