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- He desires Nina's love even after she left him for his mother's lover and kills himself over a pile of ripped manuscripts when she shows herself to be incapable of loving him back once again.
www.sparknotes.com › drama › seagullKonstantin Treplev Character Analysis in The Seagull - SparkNotes
Early on in the play, Treplev complains about his alienation from his mother's friends and companions in the city who comprise the intelligentsia because he has yet to establish himself in his own right.
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It is this combination of unrequited love, empty artmaking, and realization of his own mediocrity that ultimately drives him to commit suicide by shooting himself in the play’s final moments.
Why Does Konstantin Kill Himself? Well, he certainly doesn't seem to have a fear of guns or suicide. 1) He kills the seagull for no good reason, 2) he shoots himself, 3) he threatens to shoot Trigorin, and 4) finally succeeds in killing himself.
Inside the estate, Arkadina and Trigorin have decided to depart. Between acts, Konstantin attempted suicide by shooting himself in the head, but the bullet only grazed his skull. He spends the majority of Act III with his scalp heavily bandaged.
Dorn tells Trigorin privately that he needs to get Irina Arkadina out of the house quickly because Treplev has shot himself. Arkadina does not hear Dorn's sad news before the play's end. Analysis
At the beginning of act 3, after a week has gone by, the audience learns that Treplyov has shot himself in a “moment of mad despair.” Although the wound was not fatal, it has signified his intent to kill himself.
Bored with his life as a moderately successful writer, Trigorin is not much older than Arkadina's son, Treplyov. His main passion is fishing at the lake, and he is determined to enjoy himself at it. Even so, he takes some time to "perform" as the famous artist everyone seems to believe he must be.
