------------------------------------------------- The Seagull‚ Anton Chekhov ------------------------------------------------- Key Facts full title · The Seagull author · Anton Chekhov type of work · Play genre · Tragi-Comedy language · Russian. English Translation by Paul Schmidt time and place written · Written in 1895‚ Russia date of first publication · Not applicable (drama) publisher · HarperCollins‚ Harper Flamingo edition narrator · None point of view · Not applicable (drama)
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The Holocaust was a horrific event in human history‚ but why do we need to learn about it when there have been so many other horrible events where people died because of their religion or race? Although there have been other atrocious events‚ the Holocaust is a modern day example of how hatred and discrimination can hurt so many. People will do things that they wouldn’t normally do when their society says that it is the right thing to do. Also‚ discrimination against someone because of their race
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For my short story of choice‚ I chose to read “A Woman’s Kingdom” by Anton Chekhov. I chose this piece simply because the title intrigued me. Chekov is a very interesting author because he was a Russian physician‚ dramatist and author who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short stories in history. It isn’t too often that individuals submerge themselves into science as well as the arts -- especially in the time of Chekov -- which makes his writing even more interesting to the
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Writer in a white gown Today‚ Leon Agulansky - playwright and writer‚ the author of the novels "Non-Russian Roulette" and "The reservist"‚ Chekhov prize winner of for the collection of stories "The visit in Wonderland" and "Parallel Curves‚" a member of writers’ Union of Russia and Israel‚ also known in Israel urologist is our guest. On the 20th of November the Smolensk Drama Theater hosted a premiere of Conductor on the play Agulanskogo. The author dedicated the play to his friend‚ the brilliant
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in other women other than their wives. Most of the time‚ these men will just use other women to fulfill their needs that they might not get from their wives‚ but what happens if they fall in love? In the short story “The Lady with the Dog” by Anton Chekhov‚ Dmitri Dmitritch Gurov finds himself falling in love with Anna Sergeyevna. He realizes that he has deceived himself for many years and finds that his desire for life is rekindled by Anna’s love‚ and everything compared to her and their affair
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In the decade between 1880 and 1890 Guy de Maupassant published over three hundred short stories in a variety of modes‚ including the supernatural legend‚ the surprise-ending tale‚ and the realistic story. Although he is best-known for such surprise-ending tales as La Parue (1884; "The Necklace‚" 1909) and most-respected for such affecting realistic stories such as Boule de Suif (1880; "Ball of Fat‚" 1909)‚ Maupassant also contributed to the sophistication of the horror story by pushing it even further
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The drama essay “The Brute” by Anton Chekhov is typically referred to that subgenre of comedy known as the farce. What separates a farce from the more pedestrian and commonplace "comedy" is that it is infused with a sense of whimsy as well as a detachment from reality that‚ paradoxically‚ should serve to make it all the more realistic. In the case of The Bear the farcical elements are utilized to heighten the emotional intensity that is under normal circumstances subject to far too much control and
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NOTES on Death of a Salesman (1949) by Arthur Miller (1915-2005) ***** GENRE: Example of modern tragedy and “selective realism” Refer to your study guide for the quote from Arthur Miller’s “Tragedy and the Common Man” Selective Realism: refer to your text‚ and consider the notes following the brief remarks on the play below…. ***** Notes on the play‚ with comparisons to others this semester. (feel free to disagree or elaborate): PLOT: Willy Loman loses his job‚ regains a relationship with
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attempts to dig deeper to understand the motives of the characters. Perhaps the most incomprehensible of them all is Anton Chigurh. An epitomical multidimensional antagonist‚ Chigurh kills most he sees‚ and tosses coins to determine the fate of others. In a much disillusioned light‚ No Country for Old Men (Coen & Coen‚ 2007) depicts the hopelessness of Sheriff Ed Tom as he laments his helplessness against the new level of criminals he now faces. As such‚ No Country for Old Men (Coen & Coen‚ 2007)
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Analysis on The Bet by Anton Chekhov This short story portrays a situation in which the banker and lawyer wages a bet based on the idea of the death penalty and life imprisonment. The banker puts on the line two million dollars compared to the lawyer’s life worth of fifteen years. For the next fifteen years the lawyer was placed in the banker’s backyard without the knowledge of the outside world. It was clear that any attempt on the lawyer’s part to break the conditions will result in the lawyer’s
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