Option 2:
Gregers Werle, arguably the main character of the entire show, has quite the false conception of himself. He believes it is his duty to reveal the truth and help people become better, morally. In doing so, he is the catalyst for the entire conflict in the show between Hjalmar and his family. He also thinks that people want him to "help" them becoming morally "better". Relling points out Gregers' fault many times, calling it "moral fever" and an obsession with his "summons to ideals". Gregers dismisses this, thinking that to change his belief in morality would make life not worth living. He does not try to change himself, nor does he think he should, and simply decides to ignore it.
Hjalmar's misconceptions were mostly of others. He failed to realize that Gina had had a relationship with Werle and had become pregnant before marrying Hjalmar, something that would seem obvious to most married couples. And then after he found out, he gained the misconception that his daughter Hedvig was manipulating him and did not actually love him. This contradicts everything we've seen from Hedvig so far, and even after Gregers tries to persuade him otherwise, Hjalmar believes that Hedvig is simply waiting until Werle and Sørby come to collect her. In fact, he is very cruel about it all. When Hedvig dies, Hjalmar is forced to confront his irrationality, and realizes he was wrong.
Gregers Werle, arguably the main character of the entire show, has quite the false conception of himself. He believes it is his duty to reveal the truth and help people become better, morally. In doing so, he is the catalyst for the entire conflict in the show between Hjalmar and his family. He also thinks that people want him to "help" them becoming morally "better". Relling points out Gregers' fault many times, calling it "moral fever" and an obsession with his "summons to ideals". Gregers dismisses this, thinking that to change his belief in morality would make life not worth living. He does not try to change himself, nor does he think he should, and simply decides to ignore it.
Hjalmar's misconceptions were mostly of others. He failed to realize that Gina had had a relationship with Werle and had become pregnant before marrying Hjalmar, something that would seem obvious to most married couples. And then after he found out, he gained the misconception that his daughter Hedvig was manipulating him and did not actually love him. This contradicts everything we've seen from Hedvig so far, and even after Gregers tries to persuade him otherwise, Hjalmar believes that Hedvig is simply waiting until Werle and Sørby come to collect her. In fact, he is very cruel about it all. When Hedvig dies, Hjalmar is forced to confront his irrationality, and realizes he was wrong.
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