"It is not necessary to portray life as it is, nor as it should be, but as it appears in our dreams." Konstantin Treplew
Anton Chekhov created with "The Seagull" a bizarre tragedy and sad comedy at the same time - a realistic play, in other words, that always moves between heaviness and lightness, love and suffering, joy and melancholy, and bliss and melancholy.
In a poetic, tragic and humorous way, Chekhov shows people and their longings: writers and actors who, besides love, search for the meaning of life and art.
While the famous actress Arkadina loves the young writer Trigorin, Arkadina's son Konstantin (a budding writer) longs for Nina, who in turn wants to be an actress and falls in love with Trigorin; Masha, the estate manager's daughter, is desired by the teacher, but she pines for Konstantin.
They all love astray; they think big while their actions remain small-minded. The search for happy, fulfilled love thus seems futile ...
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