Piano:
In the middle of the drawing room where most of the play takes place, there is an old piano. Hedda herself states "It doesn't go at all well with all the other things."
The piano could be symbolic of how out of place Hedda is in the life she has with her husband George Tesman. The piano is not valued in the environment it has been placed in and, similarly to the piano, Hedda feels as though she does not belong.
General Gabler's Pistols:
Throughout the play, it is apparent that Hedda plays with her father's pistols which first appeared at the end of Act 1, and she is quite good at wielding them. The fact that she can use them with expertise demonstrates that Hedda lacks typical 19th century female attributes.
The pistols are a symbol of Hedda's desire to take control a person's life. It is mentioned in the story that she wants nothing more than to control somebody else's life. Therefore, the pistols are the perfect representation of that, as they stand for power and authority.
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