The Mysterious Mr.Lovborg with a diagonal slash through the first 'o'

When Eilert Lovborg comes into Act two, he immediately spices up the plotline, providing the subplot of yet another three-way love triangle. Doesn't he remind of you of David Thewlis, also known as Remus Lupin of the Harry Potter series? Well, by appearance standards,that is. 'Gaunt, lean and somewhat rundown looking' is exactly the type of description given to Professor Lupin as his werewolf condition worsens during the course of events in the HP books. Sorry, I had to bring it up. Obviously the;y are both intellectuals and good at what they do, but have both been shamed by society in that they both have obstacles in their ways, Lupin his werewolf status and Lovborg his reputation as the town drunk with vine leaves in his hair. Back to the love triangle question, we see one emerge between Hedda, Lovborg and Mrs. Elvsted, although Thea is none the wiser to the past affair between Hedda and Eilert. Of course Hedda capitalized on her manipulation and strange influence over Lovborg, dragging him away from a budding(and forbidden) romance with Thea. Hmm, HG is sounding more and more like an episode of Days of our Lives.