Anton Chekhov Lady With The Dog

People cheat in relationships for many reasons. Some may cheat as a get away from their loveless marriage and some just for the sake of sexual satisfaction. With no commitment and intimacy most affairs do not go beyond a one night stand. Having said that, some affairs might change in to intimate relationships overtime. Despite of how their actions are morally wrong, it will be impossible for them to change how they feel towards one another. The power of love and the sense of adultery portrayed in “The Lady with the Dog” by Anton Chekhov not only touches the personal life of the writer, but also the lives of many married couples in general. In his short story Chekhov demonstrates the significance of the characters behavioral transformation
especially, that of Gurov’s to the story. Critics like Boyd Creasman, in his article “Gurov’s Flights of Emotions in Chekhov’s ‘The Lady with the Dog’” and Robert Fulford in his incorporated article “surprised by Love: Chekhov and “the Lady with the Dog”” help justify the above the literal argument in regards to the importance of the character’s behavior to the story. Through the use of emotional, behavioral and mood changes of the characters, Chekhov illustrates the transformation of extramarital affair in to a transcendent love.