A STUDY OF RUSSIAN LITERATURE “FAT AND THIN” BY: ANTON CHEKHOV CATTLEYA JADE A. JAVERLE AGUSAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL BUTUAN CITY FEBRUARY 2011 A STUDY OF RUSSIAN LITERATURE “FAT AND THIN” BY: ANTON CHEKHOV A TERM PAPER SUBMITTED TO: ZITA B. DURAN MT II / SPA – COORDINATOR IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT IN ENGLISH IV SUBMITTED BY: CATTLEYA JADE
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I have chosen to play the character Nina from the 1896 play The Seagull by Anton Chekhov. My reasons for this are; she is the most mentioned lead female character and she seems to have a lot of depth to her‚ which I am very keen and eager to learn. My first step in playing the role of Nina would be to find the ‘Given Circumstances’. I have picked four ‘Given Circumstances’ to demonstrate how this technique of Stanislavski would help in creating the basics for a character. The first ‘Given Circumstance’
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…………………………………………………………………... 9 Chapter I THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING Introduction: Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was a Russian short story writer‚ playwright and physician‚ considered to be one of the greatest short-story writers in the history of world literature. His career as a dramatist produced four classics and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics. Chekhov practiced as a doctor throughout most of his literary career: "Medicine is my lawful wife"‚ he once said
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work as it had an underlying meaning of foreshadowing or accentuating the traits of the characters. From the calm estate‚ to the lake‚ all the way to the weather‚ Chekhov is attempting to show something a little more. The estate can be seen as the main setting of the play‚ for this is where much of it does take place. I believe Chekhov chose to keep the setting contained on a Country estate because it shows to be inactive. In doing so‚ this keeps the focus primarily on the characters and their actions
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sign of a violent death.” (Chekhov 6). This quote explains that the banker was planning to kill the lawyer. The phrase “stifles him a little with a pillow” and the words “violent death” shows the cruel behavior of the banker. The banker shows selfishness by thinking of killing the lawyer in order to win the bet. The banker’s cruel and careless behavior is also visible when he was insensitive to the watchman. He says‚ “Suspicion would fall first upon the watch man”‚ (Chekhov 5). This quote explains that
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Bet” by Anton Chekhov emphasizes the idea that human life is far more valuable than money‚ the idea of finding yourself‚ and lastly‚ the idea that worldly goods blind you from what is truly important in life. In the beginning‚ two people talk as if money is the most valuable thing in the world‚ but only to find out they were wrong. “And this wild‚ senseless bet was carried out! The banker‚ spoilt and frivolous‚ with millions beyond his reckoning‚ was delighted at the bet.” (Chekhov‚ 3) During the
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Examining the Representations of Love‚ Marriage‚ and Romance in ‘Colonel Chabert’ and ‘The Lady with the Little Dog’ The two novels‚ Colonel Chabert by Honore de Balzac and The Lady with the Little Dog by Anton Chekhov‚ both explore the darker side of love and marriage. Traditionally marriage is viewed as a strong emotional bond held between two people who are truly in love. However‚ each story portrays the different ways in which people express love in the public sphere compared to their actions
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One can be somewhere in the middle. It is very difficult to survive in the modern society in either one of the extreme ways. Yet‚ I still love the ideas Chekhov presents in the story. I don’t think he is trying to tell the readers to live in an extreme way. Instead‚ he wants to use an exaggerated and magnified way to show us how the two opposite positions work‚ and route us to find the attitude to live our
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established in the setting of “The Lady With the Dog.” The setting changes a few times throughout the story. With each of these changes the mood and tone change along with it. From the romantic vibes of Yalta to the cold environment of Moscow‚ Anton Chekhov creates a setting that portrays the mood and tone throughout the entire story. “The Lady With the Dog” begins in the city of Yalta. Yalta is a Russian resort city on the Black Sea. The resort feel of the city gives the two main characters an opportunity
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the emergence of realism in theatre at the turn of the 20th century and how you think it influenced playwrights like Anton Chekhov‚ Henrik Ibsen‚ August Strindberg and George Bernard Shaw. Miriana Borg Second year Group: 2A Discuss the emergence of realism in theatre at the turn of the 20th century and how you think it influenced playwrights like Anton Chekhov‚ Henrik Ibsen‚ August Strindberg and George Bernard Shaw. Realism in the theatre was a general movement in the later 19th
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