Option 2:
I think it's clear in the play that Hjalmar is debatably the most mislead character. He has misconceptions of the most basic things such as his wife and daughter. The fact that he has this immense misconceptions and is eventually hindered by the truth the audience sympathizes with Hjalmars naivety. Hjalmar did not know that Werle was actually the one that got Gina pregnant, therefore making Hedvig Werle's own biological daugther. On top of that, it seems that most other characters have caught on or know about this secret, the most important being Gina. Gina clearly knows that Hedvig is not Hjalmars, why they have the photography job, and even get money from the Werles, although she may not let on that she knows these truths. The fact that she fools Hjalmar every day shows how she helps in creating this facade happy family for her and Hjalmar when she possibly may not even love him. This facade Gina and Werle have created leads to Greggers confronting the lies at hind and in turn revealing the truth to Hjalmar. Greggers is a character that believes he sees everyone and everything as they are simply because he believes in the evident power of the truth. Although Greggers may be able to reveal entities about other characters, he is truthfully very mislead about himself. Greggers sees himself in a very richeous light that the other characters and audience do not view him in. This contrast in how Greggers sees himself and how others view him fuels the conflict of the play, and even motivates Greggers- proving that he needs to reveal the truth to help others.
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