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Named for a Greek goddess of hunting and (ironically) chastity, Mademoiselle Diana is a redheaded singer and the madam, or procuress, of a brothel in town. She never appears onstage. During his wild drunken debauched days, Ejlert Lövborg was an ardent champion of hers. During the action of the play, however, after accusing Mademoiselle or one of her prostitutes of robbing him of his manuscript, Lövborg causes a fight to break out in her salon. Hedda seems to be vaguely jealous of Mademoiselle Diana’s prominence in Lövborg’s sex life.
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Mademoiselle Diana Character Timeline in Hedda Gabler
The timeline below shows where the character Mademoiselle Diana appears in Hedda Gabler. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Act 1
...parted. She thinks it must be a red-haired singer here in town (later identified as Mademoiselle Diana ).
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Act 3
...reveals that a few of his guests, including the madly drunk Lövborg, went to one Mademoiselle Diana ’s salon last night—that is, the brothel run by the red-haired Mademoiselle Diana. Lövborg was...
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Things went badly at Mademoiselle Diana ’s last night, however. Lövborg accused either the madam herself or one of the prostitutes...
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Act 4
...Lövborg is already dead. Moreover, Lövborg shot himself not at his lodgings, but rather at Mademoiselle Diana ’s salon, while attempting to recover “a child that had been lost.” Brack assumed this...
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...afraid of. Furthermore, the great Hedda Gabler will have to share the witness box with Mademoiselle Diana .
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