Gossip‚ Hearsay‚ and Slander: The Etymology of “Scandal” Dictionary.com‚ a commonly used reference website‚ defines scandal as the following: something that is considered shocking or disgraceful. This means that every person‚ alive and dead‚ has been faced with a scandal of some sort. When thinking of the word scandal‚ one might wonder about any other meanings or synonyms of the word. That person may also consider what the etymology of the word entails about that culture as well as how suffixes
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Anton Chekov is well known for expressing the human spirit through vivid storytelling. In Exile embodies the totality of the human condition; from its seemingly blissful Elysium to its hellish disfavor‚ Chekov gives the reader and Tartar a choice. Peter is a cynical social hermit who is a strong anarchist and believes to have found nirvana for all people on earth. Tartar is a young 25 year old man‚ yet he was described to appear as a mere child as his appearance at introduction was disheveled and
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The Huntsman Assess the character of Yegor Vlassitch to show how arrogant he is which ultimately brings in his separation with his wife. “The Huntsman” brillantly conveys the complex texture of two lives during a meeting on a summer day. The characters are Yegor Vlassitch and his wife Pelagea who meet after a decade of separation. In their brief conversation both of them appear to be opposite in their ways of life but accidentlaly united by wedlock while Yegor is haughty and proud of
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inevitably work hard to achieve their purpose. In the short story "The Bet"‚ Anton Chekov displays the true intentions of our existence through displaying a poor lawyer who is willing to do anything for money. At the end of the story‚ I began to realize that the lawyer is misled to believe that money is essential to life‚ but comes to the conclusion that other things are of superiority. As the plot unfolds‚ Chekov depicts the will to resist the temptation of greed‚ understanding the value of human
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unified impression (Londre 359). This changed‚ however‚ with the abolition of the Imperial Theatre and the creation of the Moscow Art Theatre in 1898. The combination of three talents‚ Konstantin Stanislavsky‚ Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko and Anton Chekov‚ would set unprecedented standard for dramatic art in Russia. Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko was regarded as Russia ’s best contemporary playwright by the 1880 ’s. He taught at the Philharmonic Dramatic school and his plays were produced at the
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As a man who had the capability to juggle two careers‚ medicine and writing‚ there is little doubt that Anton Chekov is anything less than an intelligent man. Although the author is known to sketch his characters with morality and mindfulness behind them‚ he often chooses to portray human weakness‚ faults‚ and ignorance in them as well. Within the short story‚ The Lady with the Dog‚ Chekov uses adultery to show temptation of mankind as well as two people who are able to find what they are looking
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In Anton Chekov’s “The Lady with the Dog”‚ Chekov uses direct language along with slight descriptions to dictate the setting. However‚ the main purpose for the settings of Yalta and Moscow are to influence Gurov’s motives and feelings. The atmosphere that Gurov is open to is infectious. The locations of Yalta and Moscow represent two different ideologies in Gurov’s life. Yalta expands on the mischievousness and romantic aspects of Gurov while in Moscow the boring and mundane life of Gurov is exhibited
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While both the original and the reworked versions of "The Lady with the Pet Dog" are interesting stories‚ Anton Chekov ’s is more compelling than Joyce Carol Oates ’s due to a point of view from a different character‚ a stronger main character overall‚ and a more intriguing setting. In these two stories the account of what takes place is told from opposing sides of the relationship. In Chekov ’s version of "The Lady with the Pet Dog‚" the story is told from the perspective of the male side of the couple
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the 1962 stage adaptation of the play by Anton Chekov it is much easier to identify underlying content than searching for it in the book. Rather than reading the encounter in Act II between Yelena and Sonia‚ viewing the portrayal of the characters by the actors onscreen allows for subtext to actually be seen. In this particular scene of Act II we see the inner turmoil of both characters‚ especially Yelena and Sonia. Yelena is a beautiful woman and Chekov makes the fact very clear. It is easy for one
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exploration of the boundaries between social constraint and inner compulsion‚ Melville and Chekov reveal the restrictions forced upon one’s personal desires as they struggle to find a balance between conflicting values and social norms. Anna and Gurov in ‘The Lady with the Dog’ are restrained by the socially expected conventions in their marriages‚ inhibiting their ability to express their inner compulsion of desire. Chekov reveals their yearning to escape their individual lives as they cope with personal
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