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Nina ran away to the city and also had a baby with Trigorin. The baby...

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:08:38 PST

Nina ran away to the city and also had a baby with Trigorin. The baby died and he left her. She is a struggling actress and has been shut out by her parents. Trigorin is back again with Arkadina. Treplev has continued writing and gained some success but remains a shut-in. She came to visit him on the estate late one night and continues to mention herself as the seagull. He begs her to stay but she has to leave because she has role...

Now that I hope you understand the relationships between these...

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:03:15 PST

Now that I hope you understand the relationships between these characters let me explain the meat of the story. Over the coming days there is a lot of inactivity. There is no major or significant events pushing this play towards it’s end. Simply put it is life on stage. Treplev is a deeply troubled character and as he has felt Nina’s affections wane he kills a seagull and says I have been cruel enough to kill this seagull as I will...

Sorin was a high official in the Russian government but has since...

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:01:25 PST

Sorin was a high official in the Russian government but has since retired to the country. He hates the country and in order to entertain himself he fills his home with guests. His Nephew, Konstantine Gavrilovich also known as Kostya or Treplev, lives with him. Treplev is in love with Nina. Nina is a neighbor who is starring in Treplev’s play. The Play, a naturalistic characterless new form, is a fiasco. Arkadina, Treplev’s...

The relationship between Treplev and Irin Arkadina

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 11:11:48 PST

I and my dramatherapy group are preparing a piece on "The Sea Gull" by A. P. Chekhov. We are investigating the relationship between Arkadina and his son Treplev.
We would enjoyed your thinking about.

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The comedy in "The Seagull" is not what we are accustomed to...

Mon, 4 Aug 2008 13:38:33 PST

The comedy in "The Seagull" is not what we are accustomed to today. The modern terminology might be "tragicomedy"; that is, a serious play with comical moments. In the spring of 2008, The Classic Stage Company ran the play, and its director was interviewed in the New York Times. When asked about the comedy in "The Seagull," he answered:Life is paradoxical, and Chekhov felt this paradox very acutely. Frequently...

Why is Chekov's "The Seagull" considered a comedy?

Mon, 4 Aug 2008 11:28:21 PST

Why is Chekov's "The Seagull" considered a comedy?

Hi binkz In The Seagull, a work that the author himself claimed...

Sat, 8 Dec 2007 15:28:47 PST

Hi binkz In The Seagull, a work that the author himself claimed contained ‘‘five tons of love,’’ is a play about a very human tendency to reject love that is freely given and seek it where it is withheld. Many of its characters are caught in a destructive, triangular relationship that evokes both pathos and humor. What the characters cannot successfully parry is the destructive force of time, the passage of which robs some, like...

At the beginning of the play, the seagull is a pleasant symbol to Nina....

Fri, 9 Nov 2007 15:28:45 PST

At the beginning of the play, the seagull is a pleasant symbol to Nina. It represents safety, warm memories, and freedom.At the end, it is a negative symbol for her. It represents the destroyed state she is in, because of love.

When Nina says, "I am a Seagull," is that a positive...

Fri, 9 Nov 2007 08:19:10 PST

When Nina says, "I am a Seagull," is that a positive image...like she is above all and flying or that she is just a common bird?

The plot of 'The Seagull' By Anton Chekhov

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 13:27:51 PST

Im a bit confused about the plot of Chekhov play ' The Seagull'
can any one help??