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How we cite the quotes:
Citations follow this format: (Act.Line). Every time a character talks counts as one line, even if what they say turns into a long monologue. We used Edmund Gosse and William Archer's translation.
| Quote #7 HEDDA And then it is a back way, too. BRACK Quite so. I have no objection to back ways. They may be piquant enough at times. (3.217-8) |
No, this is not a dirty joke. It seems that Brack, like Eilert and Hedda, has a taste for the rebellious and improper.
| Quote #8 HEDDA [Stands waiting for a moment.] So you are not going to see her home, Mr. Løvborg? LØVBORG I? Through the streets? Would you have people see her walking with me? (3.290-1) |
It’s odd that Eilert cares so much for Mrs. Elvsted’s reputation now, especially since he has no regard for his own.
| Quote #9 LØVBORG It will not end with last night—I know that perfectly well. And the thing is that now I have no taste for that sort of life either. I won't begin it anew. She has broken my courage and my power of braving life out. (3.293) |
Because Mrs. Elvsted’s has destroyed Eilert’s taste for the renegade life, she has significantly changed his character.