..He smiled so scornfully when you didn't dare to go with them to the table in there (Ibsen, Act 2, pg. 60).

Later, when Lovborg thinks he has lost his manuscript due to being drunk, she offers him a gun to shoot himself with, and privately burns the manuscript.

Although on the surface, Stella Kowalski is a more honest person than Hedda Gabler, the two women share the characteristic of dishonesty when it comes to facing the reality of their situations. Stella's lust for Stanley makes her willing to overlook his brutality toward her, and she returns to his bed even after he has beaten her. Stella also lies to herself about his brutality with her sister, Blanche, saying, "I couldn't believe her story and go on living with Stanley" (Williams, Scene 11, pg. 145).

Hedda is more blatantly dishonest in her dealings with people. She is a game-player who...
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