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emotional
reflective
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Infidelity, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Alcohol
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Suicide
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Child death, Abandonment
emotional
funny
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Suicide, Suicide attempt
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
After reading this I can't see how Chekhov ever intended for this to be a comedy. It's clearly a tragedy through and through. The gull to me is also a confusing choice for a symbol of the doomed relationship between Konstantin and Nina as well as Konstantin's ultimately tragic fate.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
DISCLAIMER - I read this text as a set text for university meaning I did not pick this up for myself. It does not fit my usual reading selection so my review may be rather biased.
The text was rather short, as most plays are, and quite interesting. It was my first interaction with Checkov and I found it enjoyable although it was a little difficult at times to understand what the moral/point of the text was. It is centered around the protagonist who develops throughout the play but he is not someone who you can easily connect to. The rest of the characters seem to interact and promote the development of character, nothing more.
Overall I found it at a somewhat enjoyable text to read, however I wouldn't say that if I was looking for a play to read for pleasure, that I would have picked it up myself.
The text was rather short, as most plays are, and quite interesting. It was my first interaction with Checkov and I found it enjoyable although it was a little difficult at times to understand what the moral/point of the text was. It is centered around the protagonist who develops throughout the play but he is not someone who you can easily connect to. The rest of the characters seem to interact and promote the development of character, nothing more.
Overall I found it at a somewhat enjoyable text to read, however I wouldn't say that if I was looking for a play to read for pleasure, that I would have picked it up myself.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt
Moderate: Sexual content, Medical content, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury
funny
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide, Suicide attempt