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- Playwright: Anton Chekhov
- Setting: Provincial Russia
- Publication: 1896
- Premiere Date: October 17 1896
- ISBN 978-0571192700
- Borrows dialog from Hamlet
- Opening night was a complete flop
- Konstantin Stanislavsky's later production triumphed
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The Seagull was the first play written by Russian physician and author Anton Chekhov.
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Synopsis
The play centers on the romantic and artistic conflicts between four theatrical characters: the ingenue Nina, the fading leading lady Irina Arkadina, her son the experimental playwright Konstantin Treplyov, and the famous middlebrow story writer Trigorin.Characters
- Madame Arkadina: an actress
- Konstantin Treplyov: her son, a playwright
- Sorin: Arkadina's brother
- Nina: daughter of a rich landowner
- Shamrayef: retired lieutenant, manager of Sorin's estate
- Pauline: his wife
- Masha: their daughter
- Trigorin: a well-known writer
- Dorn: a doctor
- Medviedenko: a schoolmaster
- Yakov: a laborer
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The Seagull Questions
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The Seagull in Performance
The Seagull in TV and Films
- Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
- 1968: The Seagull
- 1975: The Seagull
- 2002: The Seagull
The Seagull Author Information
- Mahalo's Guide to Anton Chekhov
- Wikipedia: Anton Chekhov
- Brandeis University: Anton Chekhov Biography
- Books and Writers: Anton Chekhov Biography
- The Literature Network: Anton Chekhov Biography and Online Texts
The Seagull Merchandise
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- eBay: The Seagull Books
- eBooks.com: The Seagull Downloadable Books
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