Hedda=Bully

Oh my gosh, Hedda is a real witch. If I saw her I would probably run away screaming. Not only because she resembles the dead girl from the move The Ring, but also because she uses violence and threats of it to get what she wants. Like this pistol motif, for example. Who just goes around playing with pistols all day because that's the only way to amuse herself in her boring marriage? Instead of going hunting for game like normal people, she threatens people who to some extent care about her. During the opening scene of Act Two she threatens Judge Brack with the wrath of her pistols. Change that, she actually shoots at him. Although she misses, that's where I got the first indication that Hedda is an unstable young woman. If I needed any further proof, it would be in the way she treats Thea Elvsted. Not only does she lie to Thea's face, trying to create the image of the two as old schoolyard buddies, she also calls her a little fool. If one of my 'friends' were to say I was a fool, or stupid, even, I'd probably tell them to go somewhere that would be inherently uncomfortable for them. No, Thea is forced to submit to Hedda's harsh treatment, even when Hedda basically drags her off the stage. Hedda feels the need to constantly have 'power' over other human beings, and violence is a part of her method for staying in control.