Chekhov’s most famous plays were written at a time when the stage director was becoming a significant factor in the modern theatre. It is the entire recognition of the main themes of Chekhov’s plays that demonstrates why directors are so prone to immerse in wild fantasies. Throughout his life, Anton Chekhov was extremely critical of many features of the theatre of his day. His negative behavior towards directors and actors who displayed his plays in a manner that dissatisfied him led Chekhov to make the harsh comment , ‘The stage is a scaffold on which the playwright is executed’. Even the director who did the most to establish and confirm Chekhov’s fame in the theatre, Konstantin Stanislavski, did not survive the playwright’s anger. The
