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Jörgen Tesman’s paternal aunt, Juliane Tesman is a good-looking, conventional, chatty woman who cared for her nephew after his parents’ deaths. Though Jörgen is an adult when the play begins, his Aunt Julle, some 65 years old, still dotes on him, lending him money, bringing him sentimental gifts, and showering him with praise and encouragement. She looks forward to the day when he and his wife Hedda will bring a child into the world. Though Hedda can be cruel to Miss Tesman, Aunt Julle withstands her with a pinched dignity. Miss Tesman lives with another of Jörgen’s aunts, Aunt Rina, who is an invalid. Aunt Julle would be just as bored as Hedda, the play implies, if she didn’t have someone like Aunt Rina to constantly care for and tend to.
Miss Juliane Tesman (Aunt Julle) Quotes in Hedda Gabler
The Hedda Gabler quotes below are all either spoken by Miss Juliane Tesman (Aunt Julle) or refer to Miss Juliane Tesman (Aunt Julle). For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Act 1 Quotes
Berte: I’m really so scared I’ll never give satisfaction to the young mistress.
Miss Tesman: Oh, Heavens…just to begin with of course there might be this and that…
Berte: Because she’s ever so particular.
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Miss Tesman and Berte are close friends from Berte's years of service in Miss Tesman's house, which came to an end recently when Miss Tesman sent Berte to work in her nephew Jorgen's house. They are discussing Hedda, Jorgen's new wife (and therefore Berte's new mistress), in a spare moment while Hedda is sleeping. Their voices are hushed. The scene has a sense of secrecy and haste, implying Hedda's power and ability to intimidate others even when she is not present. Additionally, Hedda's power and influence are felt in the portrait of her father, General Gabler, which looks out over Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus quo. Non inventore in. Eligendi atque placeat. Molestiae earum eum. Libero sit beatae. At a deserunt. Sint aperiam consequatur. Minima porro perferendis. Sit neque odit. Tenetur qui dignissimos. Qui et ut. Voluptate labore corporis. Hic tempore laborum. Nisi quia ea. Quia soluta itaque. Deleniti nisi earum. Ad tenetur laboriosam. Eum accusamus harum. Accusantium iusto voluptas. Totam quae corporis. Impedit no
Tesman: Oh, Auntie…you’ll never stop sacrificing yourself for me!
Miss Tesman: Isn’t it the only joy I have in the world, to help you along your road, my darling boy?
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Tesman and his aunt have been speaking about his extravagantly expensive honeymoon, as well as the huge cost of the villa he has bought, both of which expenses he was inspired to by Hedda. Now, Miss Tesman has just revealed that she's taken out a mortgage against the annuity (a fixed income) that supports her and Aunt Rina in order to purchase the household furnishings for Tesman's villa. This sacrifice, which puts her own income in jeopardy, is excessive, especially in light of the fact that she has already given him the services of her valued servant Berte. Tesman's lines Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus quo. Non inventore in. Eligendi atque placeat. Molestiae earum eum. Libero sit beatae. At a deserunt. Sint aperiam consequat
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Miss Juliane Tesman (Aunt Julle) Character Timeline in Hedda Gabler
The timeline below shows where the character Miss Juliane Tesman (Aunt Julle) appears in Hedda Gabler. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Act 1
...Tesmans’ villa. A portrait of General Gabler, a prominent military figure, hangs over a sofa. Miss Julianne Tesman , the old, benevolent aunt of the master of the house, enters, followed by Berte,...
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Miss Tesman observes in a quiet voice that her nephew Jörgen Tesman and his wife Hedda don’t...
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...hardly room for them. She at last places them on the front of the piano. Miss Tesman, in whose household Berte served formerly, turns to the subject of Berte’s new mistress, Hedda....
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Miss Tesman says that it is a matter of course that Hedda should be so particular: she...
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Miss Tesman wishes that her brother could look up from the grave and see what’s become of...
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...suitcase and humming a tune, a cheerful expression on his face. He warmly greets his Aunt Julle (Miss Tesman), saying he hopes she got enough sleep the night before—she had greeted him...
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Tesman begins to tell Aunt Julle all about his and Hedda’s honeymoon. He took enough research notes to fill a whole...
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Tesman and Aunt Julle sit, Aunt Julle puts her parasol in a corner by the sofa, and the two...
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Aunt Julle suddenly switches to another, more cheerful tone. Tesman is a married man now, and he...
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Aunt Julle suppresses a smile and changes the subject: the trip must have been expensive, surely. Tesman...
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...villa—so it was lucky it came up for sale. But it must be terribly expensive, Aunt Julle suggests. Tesman admits that it is expensive, despite the fact that Judge Brack got very...
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Aunt Julle tells her nephew not to worry: with Judge Brack’s help, she has taken out a...
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Moreover, says Aunt Julle , Tesman has proven himself worthy by overcoming all the people who stood in his...
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Just then, Hedda enters, dressed in a tasteful morning gown. After greeting Miss Tesman somewhat tartly, she complains that the maid has opened the verandah door, flooding the place...
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Before she goes, Miss Tesman extracts from her skirt pocket a flat object wrapped in newspaper, a gift for Tesman....
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...Tesman is appalled and drops his slippers to the floor: Hedda is pointing to his Aunt Julle ’s new hat. Tesman manages to say as much, and Aunt Julle, wounded, explains that...
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Miss Tesman collects her parasol. In an attempt to smooth things over, Tesman asks his aunt to...
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Tesman remarks that his Aunt Julle was behaving rather affectedly, but Hedda says she wouldn’t know. She insists that it was...
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Act 2
...Tesman excuses himself to change out of his sweaty clothes—but not before informing Hedda that Aunt Julle won’t be stopping by later. Hedda assumes this is because of the hat incident from...
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...asks Hedda about the hat incident, and Hedda reveals that she only pretended to think Aunt Julle ’s hat was the maid’s. These things just suddenly come over me, Hedda explains, and...
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Hedda complains of the smell of lavender and potpourri in her house, which she suspects Aunt Julle of having wafted in. Judge Brack thinks the smell is a relic of Lady Falk....
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Act 3
...enters with a letter, which Thea thinks concerns Lövborg—but it does not. It is from Aunt Julle and is addressed to Dr. Tesman. Berte suggests that she knew Lövborg would get drunk...
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...Tesman nor Lövborg has returned. Hedda suggests that, after getting drunk, Tesman went over to Aunt Julle ’s to sleep it off—but the letter Berte brought in suggests otherwise. Well, says Hedda,...
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Casually, Hedda tells Tesman that there’s a letter for him from Aunt Julle . Tesman reads it: Aunt Rina, it says, is on the point of death. Tesman...
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Act 4
...Berte quickly enters and exits, and her eyes show signs of weeping. After a while Aunt Julle enters also, dressed in mourning. Hedda goes out to meet her.
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Aunt Julle announces that her sister Rina has at last passed away. Hedda already knows this, as...
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...how else to take such a loss. Be glad of what has come to pass, Aunt Julle advises him. Hedda supposes that Aunt Julle will be lonely now that her sister has...
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...Lövborg’s deaths. Hedda puts her head out between the curtains, says she is thinking of Aunt Julle and the rest of them too, and promises to be silent in the future. She...
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...the two of them working together. He says that Thea will have to move into Aunt Julle ’s lodgings, where he can come up in the evenings to work instead. Form the...
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