Anton Chekhov: A Comparative Analysis Ms. Sangita L. Patil Research Scholar‚ Shivaji University‚ Kolhapur (India) The comparative analysis of the stories of two famous contemporary writers Alice Munro and Anton Chekhov gives an opportunity to follow the development of the genre of short stories in Canadian and in Russian literature. Both are stalwarts of their respective literature. Commenting on the greatness of A. Chekhov‚ E. B. Tager writes: As far as Chekhov is
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The Cherry Orchard is Russian playwright Anton Chekhov ’s last play. It premiered at the Moscow Art Theatre 17 January 1904 in a production directed by Constantin Stanislavski. Chekhov intended this play as a comedy and it does contain some elements of farce; however‚ Stanislavski insisted on directing the play as a tragedy. Since this initial production‚ directors have had to contend with the dual nature of this play. The play concerns an aristocratic Russian woman and her family as they return
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Anton Chekhov in “the Lady with the Dog‚” brilliantly displays the quest of one man to find happiness. Anton Chekhov’s short story‚ The Lady with the Little Dog‚ is the simple story of a philandering married man who finally falls in love with an unhappily married woman with whom he has an affair. Though it is a remarkably simple plot‚ the story is compelling to read because Chekhov’s use of two effective plot devices with diction and symbolism. Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was born in the small seaport
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turned to Gurov her eyes were shining. She talked a great deal and asked disconnected questions‚ forgetting next moment what she had asked; then she dropped her lorgnette in the crush.” (Chekhov‚ sec. 2) This paragraph not only shows the theme of the story and the European realistic style‚ but also shows the way Chekhov uses the setting and metaphors to portray the mood and thoughts of the characters.
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Anton Chekhov The Bet It was a dark autumn night. The old banker was walking up and down his study and remembering how‚ fifteen years before‚ he had given a party one autumn evening. There had been many clever men there‚ and there had been interesting conversations. Among other things they had talked of capital punishment. The majority of the guests‚ among whom were many journalists and intellectual men‚ disapproved of the death penalty. They considered that form of punishment out of date‚
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�PAGE � �PAGE �4� In the short story "Misery" by Anton Chekhov‚ I identified the problem of loneliness‚ as the absence of reciprocal understanding. I feel the love that A. Chekhov expresses to the ordinary person like Iona Potapov. The author writes about little things that mean a lot. Deep thoughts are hiding under true life twists and turns. Chekhov tells us a story of the main character‚ penurious Iona Potapov. He‚ as a sledge driver‚ meets various types of people and spends most of his time
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Wow! 7‚883‚995 minutes sure is a long time to spend in solitary confinement‚ and then not even hang around for the final five minutes to reclaim your prize. The title of this story is "The Bet"‚ and is written by Anton Chekhov. In this story‚ a man takes part in a bet for two million dollars‚ under the conditions that he stays in solitary confinement for fifteen years. The man‚ whom we come to know as "the prisoner"‚ stays in confinement for almost fifteen years when‚ with only five minutes remaining
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After reading the bet one can see Through the prisoner’s decision‚ the author proves to the reader that money is evil‚ money teaches life lessons‚ and when human will is tested it can be impossible to break. This story proves once and for all money is the root of all evil. When the young man told the older man‚ "The death sentence and the life sentence are equally immoral‚ but if I had to choose one I would choose the second." This quote caused such excitement for the younger man‚ but he had no
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CONSTRUCTION OF A SCHOOL PLAY AREA AT CHARLES SCHOOL IN MANICALAND PROVINCE PROJECT PROPOSAL PRESENTED BY MUFUNDIRWA CHARLES PROJECT PROPOSAL SUMMARY Project Title Construction of Charles School Play Area Location South playground at Charles Primary School‚ 2325 Charles Street‚ Mutare Manicaland Primary Objectives 1. To construct a school play area at Charles Primary
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Anton Chekhov’s “Misery”‚ a sledge driver‚ Iona Petapov‚ grief’s the loss of his son. Iona is not able to willing to listen to his misery as he long to express his anguish. Each person that Iona makes encounters with are preoccupied and did not care to hear his story. Iona ended up having to share his despair with his horse by because the ignorance of his fellow men had left him no choice. An Officer going to Vyborgskaya was the first passenger Iona picked up. Replying to an inquiry made by
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