The Seagull is a masterpiece written by Chekhov. It is a short play highlighting stories of characters who are preoccupied with themselves, what they want and what they do not have. However, these characters do not seem to listen, empathize or even initially understand anyone until Treplev commits suicide. Within the setup of the story, the author of the play uses various characters different from others. For instance the character of Treplev in the entire play differs to that of Trigorin in different ways. Treplev is a desperate writer and dramatist who live in the shadow of Arkadina. He is an independent person who wants to get out of Arkadina’s shadow. On the other hands, Trigorin is a compulsive and dependent writer who relies on Arkadina. In this section, the author will compare two characters of Treplev and Trigorin, explaining the superiority of one character over the other.
Treplev is only son of Arkadina and the protagonist of the play. His perception about life is insecure as he struggles with the endeavors of being a famous dramatist like his mother who is a successful actress. He also focuses on his dreams of being successful in writing like Trigorin who is also a successful writer. Both Arkadina and Trigorin have membership of the elite Russian intelligentsia and the artistic community. They have a legacy in the community for over what they have done in terms of writing. In terms of character analysis, Treplev seems to be intolerant, self-defeating and juvenile. This is shown through how he behaves in the whole play. The desire that Treplev has for love torments him in a distinct way. He tries to develop a new form of writings that he wants to replicate the new upsurge of symbolist inscription that will reinvigorate ...
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...think about form, because it’s pouring freely out of your soul” (pg 179) As Dorn advised Treplev in Act One, Treplev progressively realizes writing is all about their picturesque path with a well defined goal not a new forms and only to create new forms and being appreciated.
In addition, Treplev is no longer jealous and starts yearning for Trigorin’s writing. He says “Trigorin has a perfected a technique for himself, it’s easy for him/ He has a shard of broken bottle glisten on the dam and a black shadow cast by the millwheel and there’s your moonlight night ready –made” (pg 179) There is a difference in the shade of meaning when Treplev explain about Trigorin between Act One and Act Four. Treplev respects the way of Trigorin’s writing and his formula. By the comparison Treplev and Trigorin, we can learn about the point of view with writing and their life style.
Seafarer” is a monologue from an old man at sea, alone. The main theme in The Seafarer is
Aaron Posner’s Stupid Fucking Bird, a “sort of” adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull, had its west coast premiere this past weekend at the Experimental Theatre at UC Santa Cruz. Directed by graduate student Katie Burris, Stupid Fucking Bird stars undergraduate students Hugh Coles as Con, Michael Logan as Sorn, Siara Woods-Lindholm as Emma, Lucas Brandt as Dev, Grant Palmer as Trig, Ivy Strohmaier as Mash, and graduate student Dani Zuccolotto as Nina. In this “sort of” adaptation, the play ruminates on many of the same themes as it’s predecessor, and isn’t necessarily a “modernization” of The Seagull, but is more so a new, extended exploration of Chekhov.
In her landmark feminist play, "Trifles," Susan Glaspell offers a peek at the complicated political and social systems that both silenced and divided women during their struggle for equality with men. In this simple but highly symbolic tale, a farmer's wife, Minnie Wright, is accused of strangling her husband to death. The county attorney, the sheriff, a local farmer, the sheriff's wife and the farmer's wife visit Minnie's farm house. As the men "look for clues," the women survey Minnie's domestic environment. While the men scoff at the women's interest in what they call "trifles," the women discover Minnie's strangled bird to realize that Minnie's husband had killed the bird and Minnie had, in turn, killed him. They bond in acknowledgment that women "all go through the same things--it's all just different kind of the same thing" (1076). As their horror builds and the women unravel the murder, they agree to cooperate with one another, conspiring to protect Minnie against the men by hiding the incriminating "evidence."
“The Swimmer” is an allegory that is narrated in third person point of view as someone who is observing Neddy’s journey. This enables the reader to discover the reactions of friends and neighbors as Neddy arrives at their homes while still revealing the shift of the round character’s own attitude and feelings as his journey through life continues. Cheever wisely tells the story from a perspective in which the reader can still be connected to Neddy from the beginning to the end of the story while learning how his actions have disappointed others and not just himself. It also uncovers the involvement of each character and their relationship with Neddy before and after his mid-life crisis. If this story was told from any other point of view then the reader would only be obtaining one sided, in a sense a close minded, version whereas with a third person point of view the reader is approached to the entire situation given all perspectives. It guides the reader from one meaningful piece to another on an even level without any bias impressions while the story is being delivered.
“Trifles” is a play in which Susan Glaspell manages to masterfully incorporate numerous amounts of drama; and at the same time, spin a story of murder, justice, and male superiority all into one. Glaspell writes of a woman who murdered her husband because he was to blame for her cold and lonely life. The women character's in the play, Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters, solve the murder, while the men, the county attorney and sheriff, try to solve the murder their own way. From the moment the three male characters, George Henderson, Henry Peters, and Lewis Hale, enter the abandoned farmhouse, the reader can begin to acknowledge the presence of a patriarchal society. The men enter first, followed by the two women. Even in the description of the women, it can be observed that they (the women), tend to keep to the side lines, and allow the men to dominate. It is seen when the men which are “much bundled up and go at once to the stove.” (595). While the women almost creep in after them. In Susan Glaspell's “Trifles" the purpose is to emphasize the importance of gender roles during the early 1900s using symbolism. Examples of symbolism that she that she uses includes, the dead canary bird, the title, and the assertion that Mrs. Wright was going to knot rather than quilt the patchwork quilt. Glaspell used symbolism as clues to the murderer's motive that only the women were able to figure out, and in turn kept the motive of the murderer a secret due to the bond of women.
‘The Sea’ followed a different people and it also gave the reader some back story on things and people that were brought up through the book.
Dostoyevsky's writing in this book is such that the characters and setting around the main subject, Raskolnikov, are used with powerful consequences. The setting is both symbolic and has a power that affects all whom reside there, most notably Raskolnikov. An effective Structure is also used to show changes to the plot's direction and Raskolnikov's character. To add to this, the author's word choice and imagery are often extremely descriptive, and enhance the impact at every stage of Raskolnikov's changing fortunes and character. All of these features aid in the portrayal of Raskolnikov's downfall and subsequent rise.
In “Trifles” there are two plots occurring simultaneously, the men have a story offstage while the women have the attention on stage. This adds a dynamic to the play to further emphasize the sexism within it, Glaspell separates them physically as well as mentally to demonstrate that the men do not think that the women were clever enough to find any evidence. By
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In A White Heron, Sylvia’s discovery of the white heron’s nest is significant to her on multiple levels; the discovery signals the approval of those she cares greatly about, represents a personal achievement, and underlines her connection with nature. Firstly, Sylvia’s discovery means that she can secure the friendship and approval of someone she seems to care greatly about. When Sylvia discovers the heron’s nest, she eagerly anticipates telling “the stranger” of her discovery, and she excitedly wonders how he will react and what he will think of her. Secondly, words such as “daring”, “determined”, and “human spirit” show that Sylvia overcame her fears to make this discovery. Lastly, and perhaps most importantly, Sylvia becomes one with nature
The play Trifles and the short story “A Jury of Her Peers” were written by Susan Glaspell. Glaspell was a feminist writer who used her writing talent to illustrate the widespread inequality between the men and women of the time. She wrote the play in 1916 and a year later adapted it into the short story “A Jury of Her Peers”. Glaspell’s inspiration for these pieces was an actual event in which a woman murdered her husband that she had covered when she was a reporter. The themes Susan Glaspell is most concerned with are female oppression, patriarchal dominance, and revenge. At that time in history, society was very much patriarchal. It was a time when women were expected to be quiet and obey and trust their husbands completely. The play and
Susan Glaspell’s one-act play “Trifles” centers around the murder investigation of Mr. Wright (John) in his own home. Minnie Wright is almost assuredly the murderer as when asked by Mr. Hale about his whereabouts she calmly answered that he is dead upstairs with a rope around his neck. Reacting
In Letters to a Young Poet “Letter One” by Rainer M. Rilke, a young poet sends his poems and writes a letter to Rainier Rilke seeking advice from the poet himself. In the letter that Rilke sends to the young poet, he offers the poet advice by using specific words choices and phrases to make an impact on the meaning and the tone of his letter. By giving the young poet advice, Rilke uses a form of commands in a sincere, friendly kind of way. He advises the young poet to avoid certain things in the art of poetry and to write from within himself. Rilke’s word choices create meaning by focusing on the importance of the individual in his or her own artwork.
The city within this story plays a big role with setting the dark mood. “The twilight of the evening.” Although, this quote is simple, it contains a deeper meaning. Twilight represents the time between the evening and night. Speaking metaphorically, Chekhov implies that an end is approaching using this word. The “darkness” that is on its way refers to death. Death is first introduced to the readers from the beginning of the story. It sets the mood for a gloomy, depressing place due to the ending of Iona’s son, Kuzma Ionitch’s life. “Iona Potapov the sledge driver, is all white like a ghost.” The scenery of the white, refers to the snow, from that we can infer the item and place of the year; a winter in the city. The imagery of a ghost relates to how Iona is spiritually abandoned because of his loss. He lost a part of who he was, in part with losing his own child. This being unusual for a parent to experience which is also much more difficult for Iona to face. “He sits on the box without stirring, bent as double as the living body can be bent.” Iona is molded into fetal position, being in this position makes an individual appear “small”. Therefore, it is interpreted that he wants to disappear from his reality. He’s out of the strength to hold his own body up. The weakness and despair that is bottled up within him is growing rapidly and breaking him down