Son to Madame Arkadina and nephew to Peter Sorin, Konstantine Treplyov (also known as Kostya) is an aspiring writer in his early twenties. Moody and often depressed, Treplyov has an antagonistic relationship with his mother. He is an unrelenting critic of the traditional theater, which he considers tired and moribund, while she, having made her successful career in that theater, defends it. It is she who interrupts the performance of his ''new forms'' play on Sorin's estate, mocking its special effects and enraging her son, a signal event that sets in motion the destructive...
Source: Drama for Students, ©2013 Gale Cengage. All Rights Reserved. Full copyright.
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