All 4 Uses of
despair
in
Hedda Gabler
- Oh, I was quite in despair when I heard that you were not at home.†
Act 1
- In despair!†
Act 1
- you can imagine what a state of despair he will be in when he wakens and misses the manuscript.
Act 3 *despair = distress (at inability to fix a bad situation)
- In despair!†
Act 4
Definition:
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(despair as in: she felt despair) hopelessness; or distress (such as extreme worry or sadness from feeling powerless to change a bad situation)