Question

HEDDA: No matter—I could not bear the idea that any one should throw you into the shade.

Answer 1

Hedda it's comparing her love to Tesman with the moon.

Answer 2

Answer:

Hedda it's comparing her love to Tesman with the moon.

Explanation:

After Julia leaves, George returns, approaching Hedda for the manuscript; he fears Lövborg may do himself damage before he can return it. Coolly, Hedda discloses to him she copied the papers. She needed nobody to put her significant other "in the shade," she tells George, who never heard Hedda express her love for him.