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Feb 21, 2006 · I am a sea-gull—no—no, that is not what I meant to say. Do you remember how you shot a seagull once? A man chanced to pass that way and destroyed it out of idleness.
The Seagull (Russian: Ча́йка, romanized: Cháyka) is a play by Russian dramatist Anton Chekhov, written in 1895 and first produced in 1896. The Seagull is generally considered to be the first of his four major plays.
ACT I. The scene is laid in the park on Sorin’s estate. A broad avenue of trees leads away from the audience toward a lake which lies lost in the depths of the park. The avenue is obstructed by a rough stage, temporarily erected for the performance of amateur theatricals, and which screens the lake from view.
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Feb 13, 2019 · Learn about the characters, themes, and events of Chekhov's classic play set in the Russian countryside. The Seagull is a slice-of-life drama about unrequited love, artistic ambition, and human dissatisfaction.
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From a general summary to chapter summaries to explanations of famous quotes, the SparkNotes The Seagull Study Guide has everything you need to ace quizzes, tests, and essays.
The Seagull, drama in four acts by Anton Chekhov, performed in 1896 and published in Russian the following year as Chayka. A revised edition was published in 1904. The play deals with lost opportunities and the clash between generations. The main characters, all artists, are guests at a country.
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