Anton Chekhov, the Russian dramatist excelled in the creation of women characters. Russian theatre and other playwrights were his inspiration. Chekhov excelled in creating complex characterization of women. He possessed a multifaceted distinctiveness with a range of themes and subjects, voice and style. His plays combine popular appeal with credibility Russia produced literature and actors of its own towards the end of the nineteenth century. Tolstoy and Maxim Gorky, Stanislavskh and Danchenko contributed to the development of realism on the Russian stage. Chekhov's plays gave them ample scope for success and their theatre was referred to as The Chekhov Theatre. Chekhov's major plays and his portrayal of female characters are then discussed.
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The Tsar's visit to Poland once again caused the rise of the secular theatre. His second wife was an admirer of England and its plays and they celebrated the royal birth of their son, Peter the Great, in 1672 with a play. Actors were invited to visit Russia but nobody was prepared to venture there. A young German priest Gregory was assigned the task of producing a play. He wrote a tragic comedy, Ahaseureus and Esther. When Gregory expired in 1675, his assistant Huebner encouraged the secular theatre avoiding biblical subjects and was therefore dismissed. The death of Alexis in 1675 saw the deterioration of the Russian theatre. Peter the Great tried to revive the work of Gregory but to no avail. Plays about political events were also written. Feolan Parokopovich (1681_1736) made an attempt to produce tragi-comedy in 1705 which was based on a Russian historical …show more content…
Chekhov's plays gave them ample scope to practice the theories of the Art Theatre. Chekhov's play "The Seagull" was presented by them to the public on December 16, 1898. It proved to be a tremendous success and their theatre was referred to as the Chekhov Theatre.
The study of Chekhov's women is refreshing and interesting when compared to Chekhov's hesitant men. His women represent the bright side of life and almost all of them possess indomitable will and courage to overcome the difficulties of life. As in the case of Chekhov's men, Chekhov's women can be classified into many groups to comprehend their essential nature.
The first group deals with Chekhov's selfish and jealous women and in this group can be placed Irina Arkadina and Polina of "The Seagull", and Lyuba Ranevsky of "The Cherry Orchard". The second group consists of Chekhov's female predators. Masha of The Seagull, Helena of Uncle Vanya, Natasha of Three Sisters and Zinaida of Ivanov belong to this kind. The third group comprises Chekhov's strong and brave women. Nina of The Seagull, Sonya of Uncle Vanya, Olga, Masha and Irina of Three Sisters and Anya and Varya of The Cherry Orchard are included in this group. The fourth group deals with Chekhov's old women, Maria Voynitsky and Marina of Uncle Vanya; and Anfisa of Three Sisters. The fifth group consists of Chekhov's
The Tsar's visit to Poland once again caused the rise of the secular theatre. His second wife was an admirer of England and its plays and they celebrated the royal birth of their son, Peter the Great, in 1672 with a play. Actors were invited to visit Russia but nobody was prepared to venture there. A young German priest Gregory was assigned the task of producing a play. He wrote a tragic comedy, Ahaseureus and Esther. When Gregory expired in 1675, his assistant Huebner encouraged the secular theatre avoiding biblical subjects and was therefore dismissed. The death of Alexis in 1675 saw the deterioration of the Russian theatre. Peter the Great tried to revive the work of Gregory but to no avail. Plays about political events were also written. Feolan Parokopovich (1681_1736) made an attempt to produce tragi-comedy in 1705 which was based on a Russian historical …show more content…
Chekhov's plays gave them ample scope to practice the theories of the Art Theatre. Chekhov's play "The Seagull" was presented by them to the public on December 16, 1898. It proved to be a tremendous success and their theatre was referred to as the Chekhov Theatre.
The study of Chekhov's women is refreshing and interesting when compared to Chekhov's hesitant men. His women represent the bright side of life and almost all of them possess indomitable will and courage to overcome the difficulties of life. As in the case of Chekhov's men, Chekhov's women can be classified into many groups to comprehend their essential nature.
The first group deals with Chekhov's selfish and jealous women and in this group can be placed Irina Arkadina and Polina of "The Seagull", and Lyuba Ranevsky of "The Cherry Orchard". The second group consists of Chekhov's female predators. Masha of The Seagull, Helena of Uncle Vanya, Natasha of Three Sisters and Zinaida of Ivanov belong to this kind. The third group comprises Chekhov's strong and brave women. Nina of The Seagull, Sonya of Uncle Vanya, Olga, Masha and Irina of Three Sisters and Anya and Varya of The Cherry Orchard are included in this group. The fourth group deals with Chekhov's old women, Maria Voynitsky and Marina of Uncle Vanya; and Anfisa of Three Sisters. The fifth group consists of Chekhov's