The question is about Henrik Ibsen's play, Hedda Gabler. The scene is the reflection of Hedda's boredom when she shoots a loaded pistol from balcony to Judge Brack. When the judge takes a pistol from her, Hedda later uses such lines "Oh, my dear Mr. Brack, how mortally bored I have been". The correct answer is A.
In the Play "Hedda Gabler" by Henrik Ibsen, Hedda says the given lines when Judge Brack comes to visit her and Tesman. Hedda shoots the loaded pistol from the balcony to where Judge Brack is standing in the garden. She is showing him how good her aim is. When Judge Brack enters the drawing room he forcibly takes the loaded pistol from her and warns her not to play with fire. Hedda then complains about her boredom to him and says the given lines,
"HEDDA: Then what in heaven's name would you have me do with myself?" Hedda Gabler; act 2, p. 53
Supposed it's during the early era. Early American writers and European writers write mostly about religion, the bible, and morale. For example, Dante wrote novels and other with themes about the bible and morale. It really depends on the era.
